Micro-Satellite Mesh Network SwarmSat Completes First Phase Deployment: 500 Satellites Form Space Internet Edge Nodes
Swiss startup AstroLink completes first-phase deployment of its SwarmSat micro-satellite mesh network, with 500 3U CubeSats forming a distributed network in low Earth orbit to provide low-latency internet access for remote areas and ocean vessels.
Swiss startup AstroLink has completed the first-phase deployment of its SwarmSat micro-satellite mesh network. Five hundred 3U CubeSats, each roughly 10cm by 10cm by 30cm, have formed a distributed mesh network at 550 kilometers in low Earth orbit.
Unlike traditional satellite internet, SwarmSat satellites communicate directly with each other through laser links. Data need not all return to ground stations but is routed and forwarded between satellites. This architecture reduces latency for remote-area users from 600 milliseconds with traditional satellites to 35 milliseconds.
AstroLink plans to expand the constellation to 3,000 satellites by the end of 2029, achieving continuous global coverage. First commercial customers include Maersk Shipping and the Norwegian Coast Guard.
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