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Pacific Dataport Inc’s Arcturus satellite, the first commercial spacecraft built by Astranis, is slated to fly as a secondary payload on a delayed SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch early 2023 alongside Viasat’s ViaSat-3 satellite.
Astranis plans to launch five satellites in the upcoming year, including four on a dedicated Falcon 9 rocket.
Astranis plans to launch its first geostationary smallsat, Arcturus, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy as a secondary payload with Viasat’s ViaSat-3.
Astranis’ satellites weigh around 400 kg and are among the smallest in the geostationary orbit (GEO) industry.
SpaceX is slated to launch Astranis’ first commercial small satellite to geostationary orbit as a secondary payload on a Falcon Heavy rocket next spring.
Astranis unveiled on 2021-12-14 details of the insurance package covering its first commercial small satellite.
Astranis’ first commercial communications satellite, set to provide service for Alaska from geostationary orbit, will launch as a secondary payload on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy direct-inject mission in Spring 2022.
Pacific Dataport Inc (PDI) is Astranis’ first commercial customer and is preparing to launch its Arcturus satellite on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy in spring to provide internet services across Alaska.
Astranis is building two satellites for U.S.-based in-flight connectivity specialist Anuvu, targeting service in early 2023, and Anuvu recently secured $50,000,000 for plans to deploy eight satellites in total.
Astranis’ first commercial satellite Arcturus is slated to launch in early 2022 for U.S.-based telco Pacific Dataport Inc. (PDI).
Astranis selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy to launch its first commercial satellite in a direct-inject mission to geostationary orbit in spring 2022.
Astranis is building geostationary communications satellites weighing around 400 kg, making them among the smallest commercial geostationary communications spacecraft offered.
Astranis is building satellites at around 400 kg, making them among the smallest geostationary communications spacecraft offered commercially.
Arcturus is Astranis' first commercial satellite that U.S.-based telco Pacific Dataport Inc. (PDI) plans to lease to provide internet services across Alaska.
Astranis raised $250,000,000 in April on top of more than $100,000,000 it had already secured to expand production.
Astranis raised $250,000,000 in a Series C funding round on 2021-04-14 that valued the company at $1,400,000,000.
Astranis plans to launch the Arcturus satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in early 2022.
Astranis had funding in hand to start service with its first commercial satellite scheduled to launch later 2021 for Alaska.
Astranis raised $90,000,000 in a debt and equity round in February 2020.
Astranis is developing small geostationary satellites at around 350 kg, making them among the smallest geostationary spacecraft in the commercial industry.