{"id":616136,"date":"2024-04-09T13:15:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T10:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/finnish-startup-to-launch-software-defined-satellite-with-esa\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T13:15:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T10:15:29","slug":"finnish-startup-to-launch-software-defined-satellite-with-esa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/finnish-startup-to-launch-software-defined-satellite-with-esa\/","title":{"rendered":"#Finnish startup to launch \u2018software-defined\u2019 satellite with ESA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29bb41e599a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29bb41e599a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/finnish-startup-to-launch-software-defined-satellite-with-esa\/#Internet-of-things_in_space\" >Internet-of-things in space<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helsinki-based startup ReOrbit is preparing for the first demonstration of its \u201csoftware-enabled\u201d satellite.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This marks the next phase of the ESA\u2019s UKKO programme, which works with ReOrbit <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to develop and test next-gen tech for Earth observation satellites<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. (Fun fact: Ukko is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the god of the sky, weather, harvest, and thunder in Finnish mythology).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ReOrbit\u2019s first in-orbit demonstration satellite is scheduled for launch in the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">second quarter of 2025.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be a crucial test of the startup\u2019s avionics and software stack, designed to create an internet-of-things network in space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe aim to enable the next generation of more modular, inter-connected missions,\u201d said the company\u2019s CEO and Founder, Sethu Saveda Suvanam.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/events.tnw\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea is to turn satellites into intelligent, interconnected platforms that don\u2019t just relay information from space to Earth, but also from space to space. This would enable satellites to network, communicate with each other and make the delivery of\u00a0 space-related data more efficient, said the company.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Internet-of-things_in_space\"><\/span><b>Internet-of-things in space<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ReOrbit is building two core products, \u201cMuon\u201d and \u201cGluon.\u201d The former is a flight software stack that acts like an operating system for the satellite. It can be added into any existing satellite body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gluon on the other hand is an actual satellite platform equipped with optical communications terminals (OCTs) for space-space and space-ground links.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muon includes a full digital twin of the Gluon platform, which aims to give customers insight into capital requirements at a mission\u2019s early stages. This virtual replica can also be used to train operators and plan flight procedures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI strongly believe that initiatives like ReOrbit\u2019s Ukko \u2014 that leverage highly advanced flight software and, hence, transform the future of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> in space \u2014 open a host of opportunities in space <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lications, particularly in the Earth Observation domain,\u201d said Daniele Romagnoli, commercial EO system engineer at ESA and InCubed officer of the UKKO programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ReOrbit has already secured its first customer for the tech being developed under the UKKO programme. Contingent on the success of next year\u2019s demonstrator, India-based KaleidEO plans to combine ReOrbit\u2019s software with its AI models. The firm\u2019s ultimate goal is to make E<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">arth observation data and insights more accessible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 2019, ReOrbit raised $7.4mn last year in an oversubscribed seed funding round. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Investor interest in space tech<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has piqued in recent years, as an industry once solely led by governments increasingly becomes dominated by private companies competing to come to market.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alongside ReOrbit\u2019s software-defined satellites, startups are building everything from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rockets<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">space-based solar plants<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to moon rovers. \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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This marks the next phase of the ESA\u2019s UKKO programme, which works with ReOrbit to develop and test next-gen tech for Earth observation satellites. (Fun fact: Ukko is the god of the sky, weather, harvest, and thunder in Finnish mythology). 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