BeamBox Expandable Antenna Communication Payload
NSLComm (BeetleSat)
High-bandwidth communication payload for nanosatellites using NSLComm's proprietary expandable antenna — first expandable antenna successfully deployed and operated on a LEO satellite.
Technical specifications
- Platform
- Nanosatellites (LEO)
- Antenna type
- Proprietary deployable/expandable antenna
- Key achievement
- World-first expandable antenna deployment and two-way comms on LEO nanosatellite
- Applications
- SATCOM IoT, digital agriculture, maritime, remote asset monitoring
- Company location
- Airport City, Israel
About
BeamBox is NSLComm’s (BeetleSat’s) core satellite communication payload, enabling high data rate downlinks from nanosatellite platforms in low Earth orbit. It incorporates NSLComm’s proprietary expandable antenna technology, which deploys after launch to achieve aperture sizes impossible within the constrained volume of a nanosatellite — making high-bandwidth connectivity accessible on small, low-cost spacecraft. BeamBox has achieved a world-first: successful deployment and two-way data communication via an expandable antenna on a LEO nanosatellite, validating the core technology in orbit. The product targets the SATCOM IoT market and applications such as precision digital agriculture, maritime tracking, and remote asset monitoring requiring high throughput from a LEO constellation.
Documentation
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