GapSat 1 is a small geostionary communications satellite owned by British Virgin Islands-based GapSat to provide interim communications solutions.
GapSat has contracted with Terran Orbital to build a small geostationary satellite with an electric propulsion system. It will feature a highly flexible, reconfigurable multi-band payload systemproviding wideband solutions in C-, Ku-, Ka-, Q/V-bands.
GapSat 1 will be injected directly into the geosynchronous orbit after its launch scheduled for the third quarter of 2020.
| Nation: | UK |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Communication |
| Operator: | GapSat |
| Contractors: | Terran Orbital |
| Equipment: | C-, Ku-, Ka-, Q/V-band transponders |
| Configuration: | ? |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | |
| Orbit: | GEO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GapSat 1 | - | 2020 | with ? |
