They need to be small enough to fit on a launch vehicle with a lot of other satellites ,” Rider said . He indicated that there could be 60 to 80 satellites on a single launch .
SpaceX is now the Uber of low earth orbit and you can reserve a ride share for your satellite from the website .
There are a variety of satellite constellations operating everything from global navigation and satellite positioning like GPS ( via the United States Space Force ), GLOSNASS ( via Roscosmos ), Galileo , and BeiDou ( via the Chinese Navigation System ), NavIC ( via the Indian Space Research Organization ), and QZSS ( out of Japan ) – satellite constellation information can be found on Wikipedia .
There are two pieces of a satellite that are important to know , said Rider — the bus , and the payload . The payload for a group like BlackSky is a telescope , with the digital camera that takes pictures . The bus part of the satellite includes the utilities for launch and navigation – such as , power , camera navigation , and propulsion . Rider said , “ The payload can do its very-focused job when the bus works correctly .”
Clients purchasing from LeoStella may have different needs . They may be interested in a full satellite , with a payload ; but Rider said that sometimes they source their own payload , and LeoStella builds the bus . In some cases , though , LeoStella will integrate the payload as well .
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