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ASTRO

retired
Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 2007-006ALaunched 3/9/2007
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
STP-1
Launch Vehicle
Atlas V 401
Launch Date
3/9/2007
Last Contact
7/22/2007
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
494 km
Inclination
46.03 deg
Dry Mass
1,100 kg
Total Mass
1,266 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Technology Demonstration
Payload Category
TECH
Payload Class
D
Organizations
Operator
U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Manufacturer
Boeing
Registry
COSPAR ID
2007-006A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/524
Track
Mentions
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Astro Wave Technologies won the AXELA 2025 DEMOPRIZE Grand Prix for developing a wide-area persistent surveillance system for security and large-scale disasters using high-altitude platform stations (HAPS).

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.5Feb 18, 2026宇宙ユニコーン創出プログラム「S-Booster 2025」デモデイ開催–グランプリに輝いたスタートアップは?
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Beijing Astro-Future Institute completed development of its demonstration computing satellite late last year.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.0Feb 4, 2026Potential Space Data Centers Attracts Interest From State and Commercial Enterprises

Beijing Astro-Future Institute of Space Technology plans to launch its first demonstration computing satellite this year.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Feb 4, 2026Potential Space Data Centers Attracts Interest From State and Commercial Enterprises

Lenovo and the municipal government of Beijing provided backing for Beijing Astro-Future Institute’s funding round.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 3.0Feb 4, 2026Potential Space Data Centers Attracts Interest From State and Commercial Enterprises

Beijing Astro-Future Institute raised at least 140 million Yuan in a first funding round in June 2025.

FinancialValue 4.5Feb 4, 2026Potential Space Data Centers Attracts Interest From State and Commercial Enterprises

Between now and 2030, Beijing Astro-Future Institute plans to prove the economics of high-power computing in space aiming for at least cost equivalence with Earth-based solutions.

PlanFinancialValue 3.5Feb 4, 2026Potential Space Data Centers Attracts Interest From State and Commercial Enterprises

Beijing Astro-Future Institute’s concept includes a sixteen-spacecraft constellation of interlinked gigawatt-scale data centers.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 4, 2026Potential Space Data Centers Attracts Interest From State and Commercial Enterprises

Beijing Astro-Future Institute plans to deploy dedicated space data centers into a 700-to-800-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit in the first half of the 2030s.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 4, 2026Potential Space Data Centers Attracts Interest From State and Commercial Enterprises

Astro stone’s AS-1 had mock-up engines installed on its first stage.

CapabilityValue 3.6Jan 26, 2026Astro stone’s AS-1 with mock-up engines at first stage. Via

BIROS is developed and built by DLR's Institute for Optical Sensor Systems in Berlin-Adlershof, in collaboration with Astro- und Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbH.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 23, 2026Feuriges Ende für Satellit zur Feuerüberwachung

Lindo St. Angel contributed to the development of Amazon consumer devices including Echo, Fire Tablet, Fire TV, Kindle, and Astro.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.0Jan 21, 2026Latest News

ASTRO GATE Co., Ltd. received the Excellence Award and the Masuyama Tatsuya Award at the Fukushima Venture Award 2025 on January 8, 2026.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 2.0Jan 9, 20261/9宇宙ニュース・JAXA諏訪宇宙飛行士、初の宇宙滞在へ 27年頃から約半年間 ほか3件

Astro Stone completed a static fire test of the AS-1.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Dec 22, 2025Astro Stone completed static fire test of the AS-1. They rented the stand from Deep blue aerospace.

Astro Stone rented the stand for the test from Deep Blue Aerospace.

RelationshipsValue 2.3Dec 22, 2025Astro Stone completed static fire test of the AS-1. They rented the stand from Deep blue aerospace.

The Beijing Astro-future Institute of Space Technology proposes using space-based computing platforms that draw on continuous solar power and the low ambient temperature of space to run servers and remove heat through passive radiation.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.2Dec 4, 2025Beijing space lab targets orbital data centers for AI era

ASTRO GATE and ISC signed a memorandum to collaborate on the development of domestic and international spaceports and general launch facilities for the ASCA reusable rocket.

RelationshipsPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 31, 202510/31宇宙ニュース・ASTRO GATEと将来宇宙輸送システム、汎用スペースポートの開発・利用で覚書締結 ほか3件

ASTRO GATE is headquartered in Akiruno, Tokyo, and is led by CEO Daisuke Oide.

GovernanceGeneralValue 2.0Oct 31, 202510/31宇宙ニュース・ASTRO GATEと将来宇宙輸送システム、汎用スペースポートの開発・利用で覚書締結 ほか3件

LRAD was built in collaboration with Berliner companies Magson GmbH and Astro- und Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbH.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Feb 27, 2025Lander Athena auf dem Weg zum Mond-Südpol

MEASAT is partnering with Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad to provide complimentary CONNECTme NOW high-speed broadband services to two Astro Kasih Hostels in East Malaysia.

RelationshipsValue 2.8Aug 13, 2023MEASAT providing CONNECTme NOW service in East Malaysia

Astrogate Labs developed a laser communications system called Astro-Link with a satellite-to-ground communications speed of 1 Gbps.

CapabilityValue 4.2Aug 4, 2023SatSure Invests in Astrogate Labs for Laser Communication Solutions