NanoAvionics has confirmed the reception of alerts and wholesome telemetry information from all the three smallsats that had been launched into LEO through the profitable SpaceX Transporter-3 mission.
The rideshare mission that went into orbit on January 13, 2022, included one of many largest and heaviest cubesats ever constructed and launched. The 16U smallsat is the primary of 5 satellites contracted to NanoAvionics by British firm Sen, to ascertain video streaming media to supply real-time, Ultra-High Definition (UHD) movies of Earth.
Also aboard the Falcon-9 rocket was HYPSO-1, a 6U smallsat constructed for the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), to conduct ocean analysis. From its Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), HYPSO-1 (HYPer-spectral Satellite for ocean Observation) will monitor algal blooms and different elements of ocean well being in an autonomous synergy with robotic brokers across the Norwegian coast — that is the primary of the 2 satellites NanoAvionics will provide to this system.
The third NanoAvionics constructed satellite tv for pc that went into LEO onboard Transporter-3 is the 3U IoT smallsat DEWA-SAT 1, a part of DEWA’s (Dubai Electricity & Water Authority) Space-D program and can help the digitization of Dubai’s energy and water networks. Through an bold program and with the experience of NanoAvionics, DEWA intends to boost its flexibility and agility in monitoring and managing its electrical and water networks. Through Space-D, DEWA additionally expects to scale back prices, enhance its asset use and supply sustainable, environment friendly and dependable energy and water providers to its prospects.
Following the profitable SpaceX launch, the third in a collection of devoted rideshare missions for smallsats, NanoAvionics confirmed sign acquisition and wholesome telemetry from all the three satellites.
"The really interesting thing about video as a type of data is that it has a storytelling power,” said Charles Black, CEO of Sen, during a livestream event of the SpaceX launch by NanoAvionics. "We need to empower folks to witness the evolution of life on Earth (and ultimately – past) and to watch the well being of the planet. We additionally need to empower them by giving this info straight, within the hope that this is not going to solely allow folks to take motion but additionally encourage international change about the way in which we glance after the planet. “It's been fantastic to work with NanoAvionics and their engineers. They have taken on all kinds of technical challenges in terms of the avionics and satellite build to accommodate our payload and optimize its performance.”
“This is a fantastic start for us, our customers and all space enthusiasts,” stated Vytenis J. Buzas, founder and CEO of NanoAvionics. “While the commercial space sector has seen hundreds of small satellites being launched, there are only a few 16U satellites in orbit. We are very happy to pioneer this form factor and push the capability limits of this satellite’s bus volume in many technical ways. I’m looking forward to watching the first video streams of Sen’s satellite. The launch of the three satellites continues a successful 2021 that saw NanoAvionics doubling its revenue, growing our team by more than 50 percent, and building our first microsatellite bus MP42 for our own commercial rideshare program. We also assembled 16 custom satellites last year and have 27 more in progress. This year, we plan to launch 14 of those, including our first microsat, the MP42 – the industry's first commercially available modular microsat bus. And we have almost finished all construction works for our brand new MAIT (manufacturing, assembly, integration and test) facility in Vilnius, where we’ll begin operations soon.”