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ELO 3 [AAC Clyde Space]
ELO 3 and 4 (Eutelsat LEO for Objects) are two 6U CubeSat built by AAC Clyde Space for initalising Eutelsat's low earth orbit Internet-of-Things (IoT) constellation. If the mission proves successful, Eutelsat plans to expand it into a full commercial constellation of 25 satellites dedicated to IoT services.
ELO was to be used to assess the performance of low earth orbit (LEO) satellites in providing narrowband connectivity for objects. The satellite operator was drawing on the technology of Sigfox, which runs a unique global narrowband network dedicated to the IoT.
ELO satellites backhauled information from objects located in areas that are not served by terrestrial networks and offer redundancy on existing terrestrial network coverage.
AAC Clyde Space was manufacturing and launching the two 6U CubeSats which will host the first propulsion systems onboard AAC Clyde Space satellites. The IoT (Internet-of-Things) payload, developed in-house is built around a sophisticated Software Defined Radio which hosts the IoT signal processing algorithms provided by Eutelsat.
The satellites were expected to be launched by 2021 and were to enter commercial service shortly after, but the launch was delayed to 2023.
In June 2023, Eutelsat decided to put the project on hold.
| Nation: | Europe |
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| Type / Application: | Communication M2M/IoT |
| Operator: | Eutelsat |
| Contractors: | AAC Clyde Space |
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| Configuration: | CubeSat (6U) |
| Propulsion: | PM200 thruster |
| Power: | 2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
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Launch Sites:
- Va = Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
References:
- AAC Clyde Space: AAC Clyde Space Wins Order from Eutelsat, 8 October 2019
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