Mission At-A-Glance:

• Customers: Analytical Space Inc.
• Launch Vehicle: PSLV
• Launch Location: India’s Satish Dhawan Space Center

Analytical Space Inc.’s (ASI) second technical demonstration spacecraft, dubbed Meshbed, launched on PSLV C47 in late November. ASI’s mission was an on-orbit demonstration intended to test technology that will enable users on Earth to gain faster access to satellite data. The spacecraft featured a patented antenna from MITRE that could help enable faster access to space-based data, as well as government missions including tactical communications and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.