BeetleSat Nanoatellite Successfully Launched to LEO
The second BeetleSat nanosatellite was launched Tuesday onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. Now in Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) at 326-mile altitude, the nanosatellite will provide BeetleSat’s public sector customer with store and forward, very high throughput satellite communication services. The launch is another step forward in the Company’s strategy to become a leading satellite service operator through the creation of a low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellation that will enable secure, low-latency, high-throughput, and cost-effective point-to-point communications from anywhere on earth.
“Today’s successful launch provides important communication services to one of our public sector clients and marks a meaningful step forward in our mission to become a top LEO constellation operator."
BeetleSat Executive President Patricio Northland.
With a payload designed by BeetleSat, the fully-digital nanosatellite weighs approximately 9 kg and transmits data at up to 2 Gbps. Using innovative Software Defined Radio (SDR) and a deployable antenna communication payload, it delivers a bit-rate performance level equal to a much larger satellite at a substantially lower capital expenditure.
BeetleSat Nanosatellite Will Provide Secure Communications
BeetleSat’s LEO constellation will provide global and regional satellite operators, mobile network operators, and internet service providers high-quality global Ka-band connectivity for commercial and government applications, including point-to-point secure communications, mobility, and cellular backhaul/trunking services.
“Today’s successful launch provides important communication services to one of our public sector clients and marks a meaningful step forward in our mission to become a top LEO constellation operator delivering the highest-quality and most cost-effective satellite-based communication services,” said BeetleSat Executive President Patricio Northland. “We’re excited to explore new insights from all the data we’ll collect from this mission, but equally important, we’re eager to hear directly from our client how we can further enhance their experience with our company and technology.”
BeetleSat, formerly NSLComm, is building a new low-Earth orbit (LEO) constellation that delivers low-latency, high-throughput and cost-effective point-to-point secure communications, cellular backhaul/trunking, mobility and other services. The constellation will be comprised of approximately 250 communication satellites equipped with BeetleSat’s proprietary Ka-band deployable antennas.
(Source: BeetleSat news release. Image provided)