MicroGEO
A small satellite, a fraction of the size of a typical geostationary satellite, that gives one customer its own dedicated broadband capacity over a chosen region.
Why it matters
Most countries and smaller operators cannot justify a full-size geostationary satellite, so they rent shared capacity. MicroGEO lets a single customer own a satellite sized to its needs, with control over coverage. Customers include Anuvu, Orbits Corp in the Philippines, Thaicom, Chunghwa Telecom and stc group.
How the technology works
Each satellite sits in geostationary orbit, where it stays fixed over one region. Astranis builds them at its Pier 70 factory in San Francisco and uses its own software-defined radio, so frequencies and coverage can be set per customer.
Satellites launch in batches. The second batch of four flew on a Falcon 9 in December 2024.
The third batch of five slipped into 2027 after a power-system component problem.