| Satellite | xSPANCION |
|---|---|
| Type | CubeSat |
| Units or mass | 6U |
| Entity name | AAC Clyde Space |
| Institution | Company |
| Entity type | Commercial |
| Headquarters | UK |
| Manufacturer | AIVT by AAC Clyde Space |
| Operator | AAC Clyde Space |
| Partners | Bright Ascension, University of Strathclyde, D-Orbit UK, UK Satellite Applications Catapult, Alden Legal UK |
| Costs | $12.1 million from the UK Space Agency together for the first and second phases. |
| Oneliner |
Constellation as a service demonstration with 4 satellites to be launched and 10 built. Customers and payloads to be signed up. |
| Description |
During the first phase of the project running until mid-2021, AAC Clyde Space will deliver a preliminary design for its next generation space as a service offering. Once the first phase is successfully completed, the project culminates in the manufacturing of 10 satellites and demonstration of 4 of them in orbit. In parallel and in anticipation to the second phase, AAC Clyde Space intends to enter into customer agreements for data delivery from its constellation services, bringing additional match co-fund to the project. AAC Clyde Space intends to raise additional funds for the project by signing up customers for constellation services. The project encompasses design of a satellite platform and production process, manufacturing, licensing, and launch co-ordination, as well as the development of new technologies for the future constellation, such as for propulsion, intersatellite links, safe and secure transmission of data and a customer interface. |
| Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| Keywords | Hosted Payloads, Propulsion, Intersatellite links |
Related Spacecraft
| Name | Status | Rocket | Date | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xSPANCION 1 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| xSPANCION 2 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| xSPANCION 3 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| xSPANCION 4 | not launched | not launched | 2025-12-30 | not launched |
| xSPANCION 5 | not launched | not launched | 2026-12-31 | not launched |
| xSPANCION 6 | not launched | not launched | 2026-12-31 | not launched |
| xSPANCION 7 | not launched | not launched | 2026-12-31 | not launched |
| xSPANCION 8 | not launched | not launched | 2026-12-31 | not launched |
| xSPANCION 9 | not launched | not launched | 2026-12-31 | not launched |
| xSPANCION 10 | not launched | not launched | 2026-12-31 | not launched |
Last modified: 2024-12-08
