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Axiom Space will leverage its expertise in working with NASA and the ISS National Laboratory to support mission integration, launch, and operations for the SpaceLink payload.
SpaceLink Corporation is headquartered in the Washington DC area and has offices in Silicon Valley, California.
SpaceLink is a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited, which is publicly traded on the Australian stock exchange.
The SpaceLink relay network is designed to extend NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) capabilities.
SpaceLink named Axiom Space as its Implementation Partner for the demonstration of its end-to-end communications relay service on the International Space Station.
SpaceLink operates on the principle that high-speed communication will be critical for future human endeavors in space.
Electro Optic Systems Holdings is the parent company of SpaceLink and acquired Silicon Valley startup Audacy in 2020, gaining approximately 21 GHz of radio frequency spectrum.
The SpaceLink relay network is designed to pick up where NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) leaves off and to extend capability using advances in optical communications.
SpaceLink plans to begin offering service in early 2024 instead of mid-2024 under its new constellation plan.
SpaceLink plans to spend $240,000,000 to establish its initial constellation, down from $750,000,000 under its previous plan.
SpaceLink ordered large satellites from OHB Systems AG under its previous plan for the initial constellation.
Under its FCC license, SpaceLink must begin providing satellite communications service with satellites in medium Earth orbit by June 2024.
SpaceLink announced the partnership with Axiom Space on 2022-02-17.
SpaceLink plans to work with Axiom Space to conduct the first demonstration of its space data relay service on the International Space Station.
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, manager of the ISS National Laboratory, awarded SpaceLink a contract to demonstrate data transmission from the Space Station through optical terminals at a rate of 10 gigabits per second.
SpaceLink’s planned data relay service is similar to NASA’s Tracking and Data Relay Satellite constellation in geostationary orbit.
Satellite servicers or tugs receive maneuvering instructions anytime from SpaceLink satellites.
SpaceLink meets demand for fast and affordable access to data available from space.
Wendy Newman has joined SpaceLink as vice president of marketing and communications.
SpaceLink's relay satellites use both RF and optical intersatellite links for real-time tasking and access to data.