Communicate with Other Satellites

Wireless direct communication between satellites

Applications enabled by this capability

• Resupply

  Provision of goods to a orbital client

• PNT

  Positioning, navigation, and timing

• Compute

  Provision of computing services (e.g. data processing, storage and servers) by in-orbit assets

• Refuelling

  Refuelling a prepared satellite

• Power

  Electrically recharging a satellite using an intermediary (rather than directly from own spacecraft solar panels)

• Communications

  Inter-satellite communications or space-to-ground relays

• Upgrade

  Physical In-orbit improvements to a satellite's performance or functionality

• Policing

  Enforcement of regulations

• Inspection

  Remote inspection of a satellite by another satellite, by acquiring data or images, or remotely exchanging data in order to assess the conditions of the space system

• Repair

  In-orbit restoration of a faulty satellite to its nominal operational state, including replacement of subsystems