Geespace Launches 11 Satellites, Expands Global IoT Constellation

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 12 (Bernama) -- Chinese commercial aerospace company, Geespace successfully completed the fourth orbital deployment of GEESATCOM, known as Geely Constellation, launching 11 satellites from waters off Rizhao, Shandong Province, aboard a single rocket.

Independently developed and operated by Geespace, GEESATCOM enables satellite Internet of Things (IoT) testing and inter-satellite communications for applications including intelligent connected vehicles, marine fisheries, construction machinery and low-altitude mobility while also supporting Earth observation for ecological and environmental monitoring.

With this launch, the constellation has grown from 30 to 41 satellites in a 600-kilometre (km) orbit, which is expected to reach 64 satellites within two months to enable seamless real-time global data coverage, excluding the polars.

Once fully deployed, the constellation will offer commercial IoT satellite services worldwide, according to Geespace in a statement.

Leveraging a global footprint and open partnership model, Geespace has established collaborations with telecom operators in over 20 countries, particularly in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America, achieving 99.15 per cent communication success and 99.97 per cent network availability in POC testing.

Meanwhile, in Malaysia, the joint venture ADISB, with local telecom operator ALTEL, is driving localised GEESATCOM services for the maritime, agriculture, transportation, and energy sectors.

As constellation deployment accelerates, Geespace will work with global ecosystem partners to drive the large-scale commercial adoption of low-Earth orbit satellite IoT communication technologies worldwide.

-- BERNAMA