NanoAvionics has been selected by OQ Technology to build the company’s MACSAT satellite mission aiming to demonstrate 5G Internet-of-Things service from LEO.
NanoAvionics will build and test a 6U smallsat platform to host the MACSAT communication payload.
The mission is planned for launch in 2021/2022 and will be a flagship for demonstrating advanced 5G IoT services in strategic satellite frequencies and for different end-customers.
The on-orbit pathfinder mission (MACSAT) aims to foster Luxembourg and European space industry partnerships and is supported by the Luxembourg National Space program (“LuxIMPULSE”).
