ASTRANIS UNVEILS OMEGA ‘MICROGEO’ SATELLITES FOR BEAMING DEDICATED BROADBAND DOWN FROM HIGH ORBIT

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Astranis, a company that builds and operates relatively small broadband satellites in high orbits, has unveiled a new generation of communications satellites that will serve broadband to Earth from geostationary orbit faster than any existing comsat. The new class of satellites, called Omega, can provide 50 gigabits per second of bandwidth each in both civilian and military bands. Astranis' relatively smaller satellites make them harder to target, making the infrastructure more resilient to attacks. The company plans to complete its first Omega satellite in 2025 and launch as many as 24 per year to orbit starting in 2026.