Founded in 2014, Astrocast is a leading global nanosatellite IoT network operator that offers a Cost-effective, Bidirectional and Comprehensive Satellite IoT Service to tackle global connectivity challenges in remote areas for industries such as Maritime, Agriculture & Livestock, Environmental & Utilities, Land Transport, Mining, Oil & Gas, and other IoT industrial applications. The Astrocast network enables companies to monitor, track, and communicate with remote assets from anywhere in the world, and is the only New Space IoT LEO network with commercial access to L-band through a strategic alliance with Thuraya. In partnership with Airbus, CEA/LETI and ESA, Astrocast developed the Astronode S, an ultra-low power and miniaturised module compatible with inexpensive L-band patch antennas. Astrocast is a public company listed on Euronext Growth Oslo. Working towards deploying our full constellation by 2025, the Astrocast Satellite IoT Service offers a Cost-effective, Bidirectional, and Comprehensive service to tackle global IoT connectivity challenges in remote areas of the world. The 100-nanosatellite constellation spanning the globe and allowing for low latency transmission. In addition, the satellites are equipped with propulsion and deorbiting, allowing greater control of the entire network and the ability to avoid unlikely collisions with space debris.
Astrocast satellites info
| Nation: | Switzerland |
| Company/operator: | Astrocast SA |
| Platform/configuration: | 3U CubeSat |
| Mass: | 5 kg |
| Dimensions: | 10 x 10 x 37 cm |
| Orbit: | 515 km x 535 km |
| Inclination: | 97,4 degrees (polar orbit) |
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| Purpose: | Communications/IoT/machine-to-machine services |
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| Website: | https://www.astrocast.com |
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Astrocast satellites launch overview
| Flight no. | Date launch | Rocket | Launch base | Orbit | Satellites launched | Patch | Mission succes? |
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| 1 | 03/12/2018 | Vandenberg Air Force Base (USA) | 575 km | Astrocast 0.1 (Kiwi) | 
| Success |
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| 2 | 01/04/2019 | PSLV | Satish Dhawan Space Centre (India) | 500 km | Astrocast 0.2 (Hawaii) | 
| Success |
| 3 | 24/01/2021 | Cape Canaveral (USA) | 575 km | 5 x Astrocast (0101, 0102, 0103, 0104, 0105) | 
| Success |
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| 4 | 30/06/2021 | Cape Canaveral (USA) | 575 km | 5 x Astrocast (0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205) | 
| Success |
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| 5 | 26/11/2022 | PSLV | Satish Dhawan Space Centre (India) | 500 km | 4 x Astrocast (0301, 0302, 0303, 0304) | 
| Success |
| 6 | 03/01/2023 | Cape Canaveral (USA) | 575 km | 4 x Astrocast (0401, 0402, 0403, 0404) | 
| Success |
Astrocast network
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