| Spacecraft name | LusoSpace |
|---|---|
| Form factor | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 8U |
| Organisation | LusoSpace |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity | Commercial |
| Country | Portugal |
| Partners | AAC Clyde Space |
| Costs | AAC Clyde Space won a GBP 4.3 M order for 11 satellite kits from LusoSpace to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2024. The EPIC 8U variant will be co-designed by AAC Clyde Space and LusoSpace, and will be built in Portugal. |
| Oneliner |
VDES communications constellation. |
| Description |
LusoSpace intends to combine the EPIC 8U satellites into a VDES communication constellation, to be launched late 2025. The order follows an initial order for a 3U satellite received earlier in Q4, 2023. The satellites will be equipped with a VDES (VHF Data Exchange System) payload. VDES was developed to meet the increasing need for data communication between maritime users, providing faster data transfer rates with greater integrity than current VHF data link systems. |
| Sources | [1] [2] |
| COTS subsystems |
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| Subsystems sources | [1] |
| Keywords | AIS |
Related Spacecraft
| Satellite | Status | Launcher | Launch date | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LusoSpace 1 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| LusoSpace 2 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| LusoSpace 3 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| LusoSpace 4 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| LusoSpace 5 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| LusoSpace 6 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| LusoSpace 7 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| LusoSpace 8 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| LusoSpace 9 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| LusoSpace 10 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| LusoSpace 11 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
Last modified: 2024-05-29
