Saturn Satellite Networks, established in 2017, is a US-based space technology and service developer focused on providing affordable access to space communications. They specialize in designing and manufacturing small geostationary (GEO) satellites, including their "NationSat" platform, and related technologies like their "Andromeda" Guidance, Navigation & Control software. Saturn partners with companies like SEAKR Engineering, BridgeComm, CesiumAstro, and SWISSto12, and Ananth Technologies, and targets customers like national service operators and internet service providers. Key words associated with Saturn Satellite Networks include: GEO satellites, satellite manufacturing, space-based internet, and software-defined radio.
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NovaWurks is working with Saturn Satellite Networks to jointly develop Saturn’s NationSat, a small geostationary communications satellite.
Swissto12 will collaborate with Saturn Satellite Networks to market small geostationary telecommunications satellite missions, with plans announced on 2021-09-08.
Saturn Satellite Networks will lead the marketing of turnkey GEO telecom and high-throughput satellites based on the ISN and Nationsat platforms with approximately 5 kW of payload power.
SWISSto12 and Saturn Satellite Networks have signed a collaboration agreement to build and market GEO telecom missions based on MicroGEO, Intelligent Space Node (ISN), and Nationsat satellites.
Saturn Satellite Networks will use Apollo Fusion’s Hall effect thrusters on the small geostationary orbit satellites it is developing.
In December, Northrop Grumman signed up the startup Saturn Satellite Networks as OmegA’s first customer to launch a small geostationary communications satellite.
Saturn Satellite Networks and China Great Wall Industry Corporation unveiled geostationary satellites weighing around 1,000 kg.
Saturn Satellite Networks formed earlier 2019 to build small geostationary satellites for customers that cannot afford or justify a traditional multiton communications satellite.
Saturn Satellite Networks is a firm founded by former executives of satellite operator ABS to develop small geostationary satellites with digital payloads.
Saturn Satellite Networks was founded by former executives of fleet operator ABS of Bermuda to build Nationsat, a digital platform for small geostationary satellites.
On 2019-09-09, Saturn Satellite Networks signed a definitive agreement to acquire NovaWurks.
Terran Orbital, Astranis, Maxar Technologies, and Saturn Satellite Networks are building geostationary communications satellites in the few-hundred-kilogram to ~2,000-kilogram range and have secured orders within the last 12 months.
Former executives of ABS formed Saturn Satellite Networks to build small geostationary satellites between 600 and 1,700 kg.
Saturn Satellite Networks’ first contract is valued at more than $60 million, with $10,000,000 already paid.
Executives who previously worked for fleet operator ABS of Bermuda formed Saturn Satellite Networks to build small geostationary satellites.
Saturn Satellite Networks plans to build around two nationsat satellites per year with the ability to increase production to six per year.
Saturn Satellite Networks will build satellites ranging from 600 kg to 1,700 kg.
Saturn Satellite Networks aims to achieve a cost per gigabit of under $1,000,000 for its high-throughput spot-beam nationsat models.