"Swissto12 describes itself as currently one of the fastest-growing aerospace companies and a leading manufacturer of advanced satellite systems and radio frequency products, and in its latest move, the company says it has made a key step forward, reaching preliminary design review (PDR) in the development of the Neastar-1 geostationary satellite, which it is undertaking with Astrum Mobile, Asia Pacific's only satellite-to-device (S2D) company."
"Roughly the size of an industrial washing machine and weighing approximately 1,000kg, Swissto12 claims HummingSat as being "significantly" smaller and more cost-efficient than conventional geostationary satellites. In addition, Swissto12 believes its form factor can support cost-effective production and ride-share launch opportunities with its proprietary, space-qualified additive manufacturing technology and advanced RF systems further enhancing payload performance, streamlining production and reducing both manufacturing time and cost."
"HummingSat is seen as offering new economics for the geostationary satellite market, being around five times smaller than traditional satellites, about the size of a washing machine, unlocking faster builds, lower costs and ride-share launches. It's also said to offer a telecoms-grade service backbone that plugs directly into the 3GPP non-terrestrial networks (NTN) standard, designed for mass-market adoption. The craft was developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency through its public-private-partnership programme."
Swissto12 is a fast-growing aerospace manufacturer of advanced satellite systems and radio frequency products. The company reached preliminary design review (PDR) for Neastar-1, developed with Astrum Mobile, Asia Pacific's only satellite-to-device (S2D) company. Neastar-1 uses the HummingSat platform, a new class of geostationary small satellites described as up to five times more compact than traditional counterparts. Swissto12 states HummingSat is roughly the size of an industrial washing machine and weighs approximately 1,000kg while offering lower costs, faster builds and ride-share launch opportunities. Proprietary space-qualified additive manufacturing and advanced RF systems are claimed to streamline production, enhance payload performance, and enable 3GPP NTN telecom-grade service integration. The craft was developed in collaboration with the European Space Agency.
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