UtilitySat will first provide communications over Mexico for Apco Networks, a Mexican telco that has ordered two of the five Block 3 Astranis satellites that Astranis aims to launch together next year on an undisclosed rocket.
Block 2 includes a multi-mission satellite called UtilitySat that will provide interim services for Alaskan telecommunications company Pacific Dataport.
UtilitySat would provide interim services for Alaskan telco Pacific Dataport, which ordered Arcturus for services over Alaska.
Block 2 includes the renamed Agila satellite for Orbits Corp, UtilitySat, and two spacecraft for U.S.-based mobile satellite connectivity specialist Anuvu.
UtilitySat is slated to launch with SpaceX before the end of 2023 and will partially serve as an initial replacement for Alaskan telco Pacific Dataport following the failure of its debut spacecraft.
Astranis revealed UtilitySat, a multi-mission geostationary (GEO) satellite that will provide on-demand connectivity for disaster relief, bridge capacity, and surge applications.
UtilitySat is a multi-mission commercial geostationary (GEO) satellite designed to conduct multiple fully operational broadband connectivity missions.
U.S.-based mobile satellite connectivity specialist Anuvu ordered two satellites that will join UtilitySat as part of Block 2.
UtilitySat is a previously undisclosed Block 2 satellite that can serve as a partial replacement for Arcturus until a dedicated Pacific Dataport satellite can be launched in 2025.