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NewSpace Index

Concise original overview of commercial satellite constellations,
small satellite rocket launchers and NewSpace funding options.
Sister websites www.nanosats.eu and www.factoriesinspace.com

Apple

Constellation field	Internet, Satellite-to-Cellphone, Space-Based Cellular Broadband
Constellation info	Beam internet services directly to devices, bypassing wireless networks. Still early and could be abandoned and a clear direction and use for satellites hasn’t been finalized.
Constellation status	Early stage, Unknown
Launched satellites	0
Planned satellites	?
Form factor	?
Orbit	LEO
Manufacturer	In-house, ?
First launch	?
Notes	Apple Has Secret Team Working on Satellites to Beam Data to Devices, 2019-12-20. Possibly not planning to launch in-house constellation due to investments into Globalstar including third generation.

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Company	Apple
Funding	Yes, ?
Country	US
Founded	1976
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Last modified: 2023-05-31

What is NewSpace?

NewSpace is a global industry of private companies and entrepreneurs who primarily target commercial customers, are backed by risk capital seeking a return, and seek to profit from innovative products or services developed in or for space.
NewSpace Global, newspaceglobal.com

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Hobby Space, hobbyspace.com

People, businesses and organizations working to open the space frontier to human settlement through economic development.
Space Frontier Foundation, spacefrontier.org