Spire Global, Inc.

Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc.

Jeroen Cappaert

Joel Spark

Peter Platzer

Jesse Trutna

Bryan Wong

William Joel Spark

Robert Deaton

Jonathan Rosenblatt

Nicholas Shrake

A cubesat communication system implementing addressable data packet for transmitting information collected by the cubesat to one or more receive-only ground stations. The cubesat may transmit information to the receive-only ground stations according to a scheduler. The receive-only ground stations may receive information from the cubesat without sending any commands to the cubesat to prompt transmission and re-transmit to a central common station using a bent pipe streaming protocol. Information between the cubesat and the ground station may be transmitted via a connectionless, datagram network protocol.

Satellite operating system, architecture, testing and radio communication system

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for adaptively coordinating among satellite communication channels. A method, according to an example implementation of the disclosed technology, can include: receiving, at a radio frequency receiver disposed on a target satellite, a plurality of signals associated with a corresponding plurality of candidate satellite communication channels; detecting, among the plurality of signals, a command structure; selecting, for communications with a first ground station, a first channel of the candidate satellite communication channels, based at least in part, on information in the detected command structure; establishing a communication link with the first ground station using the first channel; receiving, via the first channel, and from the first ground station, one or more downlink instructions; selecting a downlink communication channel based on the received one or more downlink instructions; and transmitting information to the first ground station via the selected downlink communication channel.

Adaptable space radio

A power distribution system and a method thereof regulate power distribution in a small form factor satellite flight system. The power distribution system may include a power source and a plurality of power channels. The power channels may distribute power from the power source to a plurality of systems in the small form factor satellite flight system. A processor may monitor power availability of the power source. The processor may also collect housekeeping information of the plurality of systems in the small form factor satellite flight system. The processor may regulate the power channels based on the power availability and the housekeeping information.

System and method for power distribution in a autonomous modular system

A cubesat communications system includes an on-board computer implemented on a hardware platform. The on-board computer may include a system on module having a processor and a memory storing 'boot' information. The on-board computer may also include a plurality of hardware interfaces implemented on the hardware platform to facilitate communication between the processor and a plurality of peripherals external to the on-board computer. The on-board computer may have a backplane having a plurality of connectors connecting the processor to the peripherals.

Processor system for control of modular autonomous system

A back-plane connector connects component boards for a cubesat with a processing unit and a board connector electrically connected to the back-plane connector. The board connector mates with complimentary connectors on the component boards. The arrangement facilitates assembly, testing and operational reliability. An image capture system may be included and has an image capture device with a multiplexer for interactive collection and storage of image and video data.

Back-plane connector for cubesat

A cubesat design includes selected subsystems for managing communications to other satellites and ground stations. In one embodiment, the subsystem includes a deployable antenna having compact size and low weight that reliably releases and detects an extended antenna after launch.

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Sint-Gillis-Waas, Belgium

Jeroen Cappaert