无限的轨道

2023年5月1日

Astranis和无限轨道确认成功ViaSat-3周日发射SpaceX启动ViaSat-3卫星,4月30日。照片:SpaceX Astranis和无限的轨道——这两家公司与中等载荷的SpaceX重型猎鹰任务启动ViaSat-3——证实了他们的卫星被成功部署。周日晚上发射后,Astranis首席执行官约翰•Gedmark证实,该公司与大角星卫星取得了联系。其太阳能阵列和天线被成功部署,系统操作名义上。大角星,这颗卫星是第一个Astranis MicroGEO卫星发射。Astranis的客户是阿拉斯加太平洋Dataport卫星服务提供商,将使用提供宽带在阿拉斯加的能力。太平洋Dataport exec肖恩·威廉姆斯此前讲话深入与通过卫星宽带连接在阿拉斯加的挑战,以及为什么太平洋Dataport投资于卫星数字鸿沟的桥梁。“最精彩的部分极光4发射是知道这个卫星会改变多少人的生命,”威廉姆斯说。“我们经常与阿拉斯加的部落首领和谈论阿拉斯加土著村庄是如何真正的穷人在数字鸿沟。如果他们有宽带,缓慢而昂贵。 This satellite will start to level the playing field and finally bring some competition to the market.” French company Infinite Orbits also confirmed its small GEO satellite, Orbit Guard, was successfully launched. Orbit Guard is a small satellite to prove technology for in-orbit servicing missions. The satellite will perform several demonstration missions in GEO in the upcoming months. “A massive thanks to our incredible team at Infinite Orbits, our partners, and supporters who made this possible. We’re excited to demonstrate Orbit Guard 1’s cutting-edge capabilities in the coming months,” the company said post-launch .