First small geostationary HummingSat sold

Published on November 11, 2022

Satellite operator Intelsat has placed an order for the first small geostationary "HummingSat" developed as part of ESA's efforts to support fast, dynamic and agile private space firms in Europe.

The first HummingSat - which will be called Intelsat 45 (IS-45) - is being developed under an ESA Partnership Project with SWISSto12, an innovative company based in Renens, Switzerland, that was signed in March - just eight months ago.

Named after the tiny, agile, fast-moving and yet apparently stationary hummingbird, HummingSats are just over one cubic metre in volume, which is one-tenth the size of conventional satellites that are placed in geostationary orbit some 36 000 kilometres above Earth.

 

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/First_small_geostationary_HummingSat_sold_999.html

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