JANUS Technology Demonstration Missions
JANUS-2
Our second demonstration satellite will launch in Q1 2024. Connect with us to learn more about this project and discuss opportunities to run your software on-orbit. More JANUS missions will follow, so send us a note if you’d like to fly a payload with us.
JANUS-1
JANUS-1 is a software-defined 6U demonstration satellite created entirely on the Antaris software platform. JANUS-1 was successfully launched on February 10, 2023. It was designed, built, and launched in only 10 months—with payload providers from five countries and at a cost savings of 75% over comparable missions.
JANUS-1: Launched in only 10 months.
JANUS-1 was conceived, designed, and built in record time and at a fraction of typical costs using the Antaris Cloud Platform. Partners from around the world participated in this history-making mission.
Customer Missions
Antaris bus reference design and software will power GalaxEye Drishti-1 and satellite constellation. Antaris is providing the platform required to design, simulate, build and operate the earth observation satellite for GalaxEye and its onboard Drishti sensor. XDLINX Labs India is partnering for the design of the spacecraft bus hardware and supply chain integration services. Ananth Technologies will provide AIT (Assembly, Integration and Test) services and manufacturing capabilities.
DRISHTI-1
Antaris bus reference design and software will power the ThirdEye-1 satellite constellation. Antaris is providing the platform required to design, simulate, build and operate the optical earth observation satellite. XDLINX Labs is partnering for the design of the spacecraft bus hardware, optical payload and supply chain integration services.
THIRD EYE-1
The Elevation Mission, from Almagest Space Corporation, will integrate one of the world’s first miniaturized, space-grade E-band communication payload onto XDLINX Lab’s XDSAT-NS satellite. The payload is being developed by XDLINX as part of Almagest's Elevation E-band technology demonstration mission, which is planned for later in 2024. The Elevation mission will provide Almagest with valuable data for its planned satellite network for ultra-high throughput data delivery services. The payload is being developed by XDLINX, while the satellite’s software will be powered by Antaris Cloud Platform.
Elevation
Bongo is a multi-mission partnership between SpeQtral, Antaris, and XDLinx Labs that will create, deliver, and deploy quantum-safe key distribution satellites for government and commercial operators as a turnkey solution. A series of technology demonstration missions will take place in 2024 and 2025, with the first five vehicles being delivered to customers in orbit in 2026.
