SpaceLocker provides payload hosting services by utilizing a universal interface that allows for the integration of various payload types into shared satellites and orbital transfer vehicles. This approach reduces the complexity and cost of launching individual satellites, enabling faster access to space for Earth observation, telecommunications, and scientific missions.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Launching individual satellites for Earth observation, telecommunications, and scientific missions can be complex and expensive, creating barriers to entry and slowing down the pace of space-based innovation. Integrating diverse payload types into existing satellite platforms often requires extensive customization and dedicated technical expertise.
Solution
SpaceLocker simplifies access to space by providing payload hosting services on shared satellites, orbital transfer vehicles, and space stations. Their universal interface allows for the integration of various payload types, reducing the need for custom engineering and lowering mission costs. SpaceLocker manages the complexities of spacecraft adaptation, launch logistics, and in-orbit operations, enabling customers to focus on their core payload development. By offering a range of host vehicles and standardized payload containers, SpaceLocker accelerates time to orbit and promotes a more sustainable approach to space missions. Customers retain direct control over their payloads in orbit, as if connected through a "Space USB port," while benefiting from SpaceLocker's end-to-end mission support.
Target Audience
SpaceLocker's primary customers include organizations involved in Earth observation, telecommunications, positioning, and scientific research, as well as companies deploying sensor constellations and conducting in-orbit demonstrations.
Features
- Universal payload interface for simplified integration across various host vehicles
- Standardized "Space Containers" based on an open-source design for modular payload accommodation
- Wide selection of host platforms, including shared satellites, orbital transfer vehicles, large geostationary satellites, and space stations
- End-to-end mission services, covering integration, launch, and in-orbit operations
- Direct payload control in orbit via a user-friendly interface
- Compatibility with CubeSat standards, with support for larger and heavier payloads
- Options for increased power, data downlink, and onboard data processing