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Fugro and GomSpace deliver world class position and timing accuracy onboard LEO satellites
"We are excited about the cooperation with Fugro and having SpaceStar on the market as a standard product. The performance demonstrated in space is amazing" says Carsten Drachmann, CEO of GomSpace.
Fugro and GomSpace deliver world class position and timing accuracy onboard LEO satellites
by Staff Writers
Aalborg, Denmark (SPX) Jun 27, 2023

Fugro and GomSpace announced a cooperation around the SpaceStarTM product in 2020. Since then, the first SpaceStar systems have gained flight heritage and proven a stunning performance: Real time, sub-decimetre absolute positioning on board a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite without additional ground-infrastructure for the satellite operator.

SpaceStar relies on GomSpace's Software Defined Radio (SDR) with Fugro's software utilizing real-time orbit and clock corrections from geostationary (GEO) satellites.

The SDRs are delivered by GomSpace with the Fugro SpaceStar software pre-installed, and the customer signs a service agreement with Fugro to use the system in space.

GomSpace has recently received an additional product order from a well-known and returning customer that will use the SpaceStar system on multiple satellites.

"We are excited about the cooperation with Fugro and having SpaceStar on the market as a standard product. The performance demonstrated in space is amazing" says Carsten Drachmann, CEO of GomSpace.

SpaceStar provides sub-decimetre absolute positioning and nanosecond-level timing, on board the satellite, in real-time, and without additional ground-infrastructure. A truly unique capability that can be instrumental in advanced missions involving rendezvous and docking or precise formation flying.

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