Astrocast in space

Launch Missions

Astrocast is a leading global nanosatellite IoT company based in Switzerland. Working toward completing our 100 satellites constellation by 2024, we currently serve our customers globally with 10 nanosatellites and we plan to launch 10 more during the first half of 2022.

About

Astrocast Nanosatellites

Swiss state-of-the-art nanosatellites

Weight: 5kg
Dimensions: 10x10x34 cm
Number of mechanical parts: ~150
Number of electronic boards: ~25

In addition, our satellites have propulsion and deorbiting capabilities to avoid debris in space.

They take a little piece of everyone at Astrocast with them to orbit. Our team members have a designated spot near the solar panels for engraving, so that not only their hard work is imprinted in the satellites, but also a nice personal message. There’s a personal attachment to each satellite, that is why the team also gets to choose the names of the satellites via an internal voting process.

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Missions at a glance

SpaceX Transporter-2 / Spaceflight SXRS-5

When? June 2021
Number of satellites launched: 5
Name of satellites: Actually not flying / Another one up there / Aletsch / All you need is love / AC/DC
Milestone: Satellite assembly in record time, reduced in half from the previous mission.

SpaceX Transporter-1 / Spaceflight SXRS-3

When? January 2021
Number of satellites launched: 5
Name of satellites: BipBip / BroSat / Bateries included / Best before 2025 / Been there, done that
Milestone: First commercial satellites are launched, Astrocast goes live!

PSLV-C45

When? April 2019
Number of satellites launched: 1
Name of the satellite: Hawaii
Milestone: Technical improvement on M2M payload quickly implemented in only 2 months.

SpaceX SSO-A

When? December 2018
Number of satellites launched: 1
Name of the satellite: Kiwi
Milestone: Very first Astrocast satellite launched into space, Astrocast becomes a reality.

Astrocast Space Segment

How do we get our satellites ready for space?

Nicolas Steiner, Head of Space Segment at Astrocast, explains what it takes to design and manufacture the satellites and what it means to launch them in space successfully.

Astrocast Spaceflight Engineering & Operations

How do we monitor our satellites in space?

Lola Lopez, Head of Spaceflight Engineering and Operations at Astrocast, explains what it takes to communicate with our satellites successfully and what are the main challenges to operate a growing constellation.