Today @Astranis is introducing a revolutionary new satellite for high orbits.
We call it Omega.
It is pound-for-pound higher performance than any satellite on orbit today. First flight unit will be completed next year, with launches starting in 2026.
Apr 10, 2024 · 7:44 PM UTC
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At Astranis, we specialize in next-generation high orbit satellites.
Omega is a massive upgrade:
‣ 50 Gbps in a small form factor
‣ unprecedented flexibility on-orbit
‣ heavily vertically integrated
‣ designed to be produced at scale
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We're already on track to launch more satellites to GEO than the rest of the industry combined.
Now we'll launch more capacity to GEO than the rest of the industry combined as well.
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With 50+ Gbps of dedicated capacity per satellite and up to 12 satellites per medium-class rocket, we can put over 1 Tbps on orbit faster than anyone.
And all of that capacity isn’t trapped in one place — we can distribute it around the globe & focus it where it’s needed most.
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Other geostationary satellites take 5+ years to build and launch.
Their coverage areas are static.
And their prices are too high.
Omega solves all three of these problems.
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Omega will offer the lowest-cost throughput of any satellite comms system in the world today.
(Taking that record away from… Astranis)
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Omega satellites are also highly maneuverable.
With an all-electric propulsion system, Omega satellites can relocate with extremely high efficiency.
Old school stationary GEO satellites will be a thing of the past.
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For our US military customers, Omega will allow true Proliferated GEO capability for the first time.
The Space Force recognizes the changing space environment, and is determined to stay ahead of our adversaries.
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That’s why this year's President’s Budget includes $558 million for “disaggregated and proliferated sets of lower-complexity satellites” in geostationary orbit.
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This new program, “PTS-G,” is exactly what America needs.
And I just so happen to know a satellite company that can build, launch, and operate small satellites in GEO.
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We at Astranis feel an immense urgency to build things to solve hard problems.
Which is why we already have real hardware for this program.
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If we succeed, billions of people around the world will get internet access for the first time. And America’s warfighters will have the connectivity they need.
It's time to build the next generation of low-cost, high-orbit satellites.
Introducing Astranis Omega, pound-for-pound the most powerful satellite in GEO.
50+ Gbps, Ka & X bands, with the ability to launch 12+ Omegas on a single medium-class rocket.
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