PARIS (ESA PR) — An ESA-financed nanosatellite, which lifted off aboard the inaugural flight of Vega-C, will operate an AI system in the harsh, radiation-wracked environment of the Van Allen Belts. The shoebox-sized Trisat-R – one of six ‘CubeSats’ on the flight, headed up to a rarely-trafficked, close to 6000 km altitude orbit – is also carrying radiation-detection payloads from CERN, the European Council for Nuclear Research, Slovenian firm SkyLabs and ESA itself.

• Fleet Space reveals growth strategy following $26.4m (USD) investment 
• Fleet to unlock high speed connectivity for everything with unlimited data services anywhere
• Alpha satellites will be the world’s first constellation of fully 3D printed satellites
• The first Alpha satellites are planned to launch in 2022, with high speed global continuous connectivity coverage planned by 2026
• Alpha will enable Fleet to deliver services on new frequency bands serving more markets and use cases than ever before
• Tech to accelerate radical efficiencies unlocked by Internet of Things (IoT)
• Bold new strategy is endorsement of and commitment to Australia’s space industry
• Fleet to unlock high speed connectivity for everything, unlimited data services anywhere

SYDNEY, Australia (Fleet Space PR) — “It is Fleet Space’s vision that everyone, everywhere, has access to unlimited connectivity, no matter where they are on the globe; in cities, remote regions, on land or navigating the oceans. Our recent Series B investment empowered us to realise this vision by embarking on a bold new strategy. This new chapter in our story is led by the development of a new constellation of satellites named Alpha, which will work in harmony with our existing Centauri constellation. Alpha represents a major step forward and the first time a satellite has been created entirely through 3D-printing.”