Arcturus, the inaugural satellite from Astranis, was intended to deliver internet connectivity to Alaska.
ounder John Gedmark. The assembly, which Gedmark points out was provided by an external vendor, rotates the solar arrays to make sure they’re always pointed towards the Sun.the Arcturus spacecraft is in a safe state and fully under our control, the payl
oad and our other Astranis in-house designed components are all working perfectly, and the tanks are fueled for years of on-orbit operation,” Gedmark wrote. “But unless something major changes, the mission of providing internet connectivity in Alaska will be delayed.”recreated the anomaly in a ground-based vacuum chamber in the attempt to hone in on the source of the failure, and the team now knows “Gedmark explained.
In the meantime, Astranis will move forward with a backup plan in the form of a multipurpose satellite named UtilitySat, which can act as a spare until the Arcturus satellite is replaced. UtilitySat has multiple frequency bands and can operate anywhere in the world, although it may not function with the same capability as Arcturus. UtilitySat will launch at the end of this year to provide a temporary solution for customers. Arcturus, on the other hand, will be “repurposed for secondary missions like on-orbit technology demonstrations,” Gedmark stated.
Satellites in geostationary orbit circle Earth above the equator from west to east, following along the planet’s rotation.“We knew that we would learn a lot with this first mission,” Gedmark wrote. “Issues with a first-of-its-kind aerospace vehicle are not the exception, they are the norm.”
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