NuView Alpha

active

CommunicationsHEOCOSPAR 2024-252BLaunched 12/29/2024

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Astranis
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date: 12/29/2024

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: HEO
Altitude: 32,450 km
Inclination: 12.32 deg
Dry Mass: 400 kg
Total Mass: 400 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Communications

Payload Category

COM

Payload Class

B

Organizations

Operator: Astranis UK Ltd
Manufacturer: Astranis

Constellation

Name: Astranis GEO fleet
Active Satellites: 4

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2024-252B
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1281

Track

Mentions

1

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Two Block 2 satellites, NuView Alpha and NuView Bravo, are en route to geostationary orbit over the Americas to provide inflight connectivity for Anuvu.

CapabilityPlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 29, 2024Four-satellite Astranis launch signals shift toward scaled GEO deployments