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Astranis’ small geostationary satellites have masses ranging from 350 to 400 kg.
Astranis Space Technologies is based in San Francisco and makes small geostationary satellites as a lower-cost alternative to traditional GEO spacecraft used by large satellite operators and the U.S. military.
One of the four Astranis satellites contracted for SpaceX launches in 2023 is for Peru’s telecommunications service Andesat.
Astranis signed a contract with SpaceX on 2022-04-07 to book a dedicated Falcon 9 rocket for launching its latest generation of satellites.
Astranis’ four-satellite payload on SpaceX’s 2023 mission includes two satellites for inflight connectivity provider Anuvu, one satellite for Peruvian telco Andesat, and one satellite without an announced customer.
Astranis’ satellites weigh around 400 kg and are among the smallest in the geostationary orbit (GEO) industry.
Astranis has raised over $350,000,000 from investors that include Andreessen Horowitz, Venrock, and BlackRock.
The four Astranis MicroGEO satellites will be launched to a custom geostationary orbit with each satellite conducting on-orbit maneuvers to inject itself into its assigned orbital slot.
Each Astranis spacecraft is designed to operate from geostationary orbit and has a next-generation design mass of approximately 400 kg with a proprietary software-defined radio payload.
Astranis plans to have more than 100 satellites in active service by 2030 to connect millions of people in underserved communities with low-cost broadband internet access.
The Astranis payload for the dedicated Falcon 9 launch is well below the maximum payload capacity of a Falcon 9 vehicle, creating a performance margin Astranis is using to tailor the insertion orbit and accelerate service entry compared with a shared ride.
Fully software-defined satellite platforms from Airbus, Thales Alenia Space, Astranis, and other manufacturers accounted for more than half of high throughput satellite orders for geostationary orbit over 2019–2021.
Mike Mancini, chief financial officer of Astranis, views demand for connectivity as effectively unlimited and supports deploying both LEO and GEO assets to meet that demand.
Astranis expects the MicroGEO satellite to provide true broadband speeds and reliability to consumers at roughly one-half the cost of existing services in Alaska.
Astranis provides dedicated satellite bandwidth as a service to customers such as Pacific Dataport Inc. to connect people in underserved or hard-to-reach locations.
John Gedmark, Astranis CEO, provided details about the insurance package at World Satellite Business Week in Paris.
Astranis unveiled on 2021-12-14 details of the insurance package covering its first commercial small satellite.
SpaceX is slated to launch Astranis’ first commercial small satellite to geostationary orbit as a secondary payload on a Falcon Heavy rocket next spring.
Andesat already operates a teleport in Peru and will be responsible for ongoing ground operations once Astranis completes construction of the new gateway.
Andesat has ordered Peru’s first dedicated telecoms satellite from Astranis and Astranis will build a teleport in Peru ahead of the spacecraft’s expected 2023 launch.