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Over the next decade, it is anticipated over 50,000 satellites will be launched
worldwide to support a surge in demand for space-derived data, from
environmental monitoring such as bushfires and floods, to connecting
to sensors on 'Internet of Things' networks. However, as present-day
ground stations typically track one satellite at a time,
the resulting heavy congestion is expected to limit the potential of satellites and the
downstream industries they support.
Launched earlier this month,
space startup Quasar Satellite Technologies is set to
revolutionise space communication, allowing ground stations to talk to
hundreds of satellites at once using technology developed by CSIRO.
The startup
is backed by $12 million in funding, technology
and industry expertise from CSIRO, Main Sequence, the Office of the
NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer, and Australian companies Vocus, Saber
Astronautics, Fleet Space Technologies, and Clearbox Systems.
Quasar will offer the technology 'as a service', enabling commercial
and public sector partners to access data from satellites in low,
medium and geostationary orbit from anywhere in the world, in the same
way many cloud computing services work today.
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