Jonathan Roosevelt

Enjoy watching the world change... mostly for the better

[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

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[John Gedmark @Gedmark]

Today @Astranis is introducing a revolutionary new satellite for high orbits.

We call it Omega.

It is pound-for-pound higher performance than any satellite on orbit today. First flight unit will be completed next year, with launches starting in 2026.

[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

@dawallach @neuralink Amazing!

[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

@PaulMac_in_TX @MikeSington That his neighbor would not want that house in his neighborhood is the point!

[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

@PaulMac_in_TX @MikeSington That his neighbor would not want that house in his neighborhood is the point!!

[John Gedmark @Gedmark]

Excited to announce UtilitySat, the world’s first multi-mission geostationary satellite, that we're launching at the end of this year.

This is a first of its kind. And a new product line-- providing on-demand connectivity for disaster relief, bridge capacity, and other missions.

We started Astranis to build something new: small communications satellites that provide dedicated broadband capacity for our customers. At the end of this year we’re launching four more of them on a dedicated Falcon 9 rocket, with many more to come after that.

That launch of four satellites includes one satellite for Peru, two satellites for in-flight connectivity, and a fourth satellite that had been previously kept under wraps. Until now.

Introducing UtilitySat, the Swiss Army Knife of satellites
This is a new product— the world’s first multi-mission commercial GEO satellite, capable of conducting multiple fully-operational broadband connectivity missions. And it is just the first of many. We’ll plan to launch many UtilitySats in the years to come.

UtilitySat can provide connectivity on standard Ku, Ka, and Q/V bands, and has the flexibility to dial in exact frequencies using Astranis’s proprietary ultra-wideband software-defined radio.

It can also relocate dozens of times around the GEO belt over its lifetime. It does this using our unique on-board dual-propulsion architecture, which includes both a chemical monopropellant system and an electric ion thruster.

A new mission every year, or every month
When we first began development of UtilitySat almost 2 years ago, we had many different missions in mind. UtilitySat can serve as bridge capacity for a customer that is waiting for a dedicated satellite, as an on-orbit spare, or as extra, surge capacity that can be brought in to supplement the broadband service we’re providing to one of our customers.

There are acute needs as well — a natural disaster can wipe out terrestrial connectivity over a huge geographic area. One of the top priorities for first responders and during disaster relief is reliable comms on the ground. With multiple UtilitySats on orbit, Astranis can bring in extra capacity on incredibly short notice. Capacity that is compatible with existing, low-cost GEO ground terminals.

In initial conversations with customers for UtilitySat, we’ve seen huge demand — these customers often want to lease the entire capacity of the satellite once they learn what UtilitySat can offer. Customers need all the capacity they can get, and new capacity that can be deployed on short notice is a huge deal and a huge departure from traditional GEO satellites. We see a future where customers will be able to call up extra capacity on demand to augment their existing capacity needs, and we’re making that future a reality.

US Government applications
The first UtilitySat mission will be a commercial one, but we are seeing enormous demand from both from commercial companies and from our government customers. The US Government has unique needs — Combatant Commanders need to be able to task dedicated satellites to specific AORs at a moment’s notice — and surge communications would give them a new tool in their toolbox, helping them win even in a contested environment.

And more broadly speaking our military leaders have said the one priority in national security space is to add resiliency to our fleets, using larger numbers of smaller, flexible, and maneuverable satellites so we’re not dependent on just a handful of huge satellites in GEO. UtilitySat shows that Astranis can do just that.

Not traditional GEO satellites
UtilitySat is only possible because of Astranis’s unique technology — including our proprietary software–defined radio. The flexibility of having on-board digital signal processing allows us to build a standardized satellite design, and move a lot of what used to be done in hardware, into software. UtilitySat uses the standard Astranis MicroGEO platform, adding more frequency bands and some new software capabilities to make maximum use of the available spectrum, no matter where the satellite is on orbit.

Traditional geostationary satellites are designed to sit in one orbital slot for up to 20 years, with a set of frequency bands that is hardwired in at the factory. Their single mission must be predetermined many years before they are launched. Astranis does not build traditional GEO satellites. From day one we knew there had to be a better way, and we’re doing it.

[John Gedmark @Gedmark]

Announcing the biggest news in @Astranis's history today. We launched our first satellite into space, and it works.

[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

Building satellites in the heart of San Francisco https://t.co/GCLvkXtGzz via @YouTube

[Amal Dorai @amaldorai]

Most people are still VASTLY underestimating the opportunity that Microsoft has in generative AI, and how Microsoft can leverage their unique market position to become the first $10 trillion company. "Integrating ChatGPT into Office" is only a very basic Step 1. Thread:🧵👇

[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

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[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

Walla Software Lands $13M Investment to Help Boutique Fitness Studios Adapt To A New Normal https://t.co/Uq6i5vPp6w via @YahooFinance

[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

GP-Led Secondaries: From Uncommon to Conventional
A Conversation with Amir Malayery and Lindsay Sharma at Industry Ventures and Bronwyn Bailey at First Republic Bank

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[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

@0liviajulianna If you’re one of those people just know that you’re a m&$@! F’er.

[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

Ep. 32 Coreshell: Extending the Energy of Batteries https://t.co/3w05t0uqWp via @YouTube

[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

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[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

Walla Software Lands $13M Investment to Help Boutique Fitness Studios Adapt To A New Normal https://t.co/Uq6i5vPp6w via @YahooFinance

[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

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[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

@MittRomney NRA Contributions to GOP Senators

Mitt Romney (UT) $13,647,676
Richard Burr (NC) $6,987,380
Roy Blunt (MO) $4,555,722
Thom Tillis (NC) $4,421,333
Cory Gardner (CO) $3,939,199
Marco Rubio (FL)$3,303,355
Joni Ernst (IA) $3,124,773
Rob Portman (OH) $3,063,327

The list goes on…

[Jonathan Roosevelt @jroosevelt2]

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