One of the main technological advantages of ReOrbit satellites is that they are built around a
Common Core
This shared technology gives a two-fold edge:
any satellite
LEO or GEO, built around the Core immediately inherits all its features
any improvement
to the Core can be propagated to all satellites
What is the ReOrbit Common Core, then?
It’s a software-first computing backbone for any satellite, in any orbit.
The Common Core drives ReOrbit's telecommunications satellite called 'Small SatCom' for GEO and ReOrbit's Earth Observation satellite called 'UkkoSat’ for LEO, a spin-off of our ESA UKKO Mission. It is powerful and flexible enough to tackle both of these different applications and withstand the rigours of different orbits.
Learn more about UKKO Mission →
To the Core
The component-based architecture implements a collection of software functions that work together to make the Core reliable and adaptable:
Support for new hardware is achieved by either configuring a function or tweaking a thin software translation layer
Updating or replacing a function doesn’t impact the rest
Example 1
Setting up fault detection for a new satellite means configuring only the FDIR function.
Example 2
A new attitude control algorithm would result in tweaking only the AOCS function.
In neither case will other functions be affected.
Laying the Basis
The Common Functions exchange messages between one another. The decision is then translated through a payload-facing API and a platform-facing hardware layer, which creates the foundation of the Core’s interoperability and adaptability for a specific mission.
