IoT firm Fleet reveals launch plan for first two nanosats – CIO
Adelaide’s Internet of Things (IoT) startup Fleet Space Technologies has announced the launch plans for its first two low-earth orbit nano satellites, the first in a planned constellation of 100.
Adelaide’s Internet of Things (IoT) startup Fleet Space Technologies has announced the launch plans for its first two low-earth orbit nano satellites, the first in a planned constellation of 100.
Centauri I – which weighs less than 10kg, and is roughly the size of a shoebox – will be sent to space aboard an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle by the Indian Space Research Organisation and its commercial arm Antrix, under contract with rocket payload rideshare firm Spaceflight. The launch is due to take place in August.
Centauri II will launch on Spaceflight’s SSO-A mission; which will see a collection of small satellites put aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in the second half of 2018.
“It’s a huge milestone to have secured our first satellite launches with incredible organisations. We’re thrilled to work alongside some of the world’s leading space innovators to help transform industries down on Earth,” said Fleet co-founder and CEO, Flavia Tata Nardini.