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SpaceBEE

SpaceBEE

Extracted from the Wikipedia article Swarm Technologies.

Satellite constellation

  • SpaceBEE is a constellation of picosatellites, predominantly in the CubeSat 0.25U form factor, intended to reach a quantity of 150. SpaceBEE test models 5 to 9 were larger to assuage concerns about radar tracking. Swarm's website lists the satellites' mass at 400 g and size at 110 × 110 × 28 mm.
  • SpaceBEE NZ is another constellation of satellites by Swarm Technologies. As of November 2024, 22 SpaceBEE NZ satellites have been launched, and all have decayed from orbit. The last SpaceBEE NZ (SpaceBEE NZ 22) decayed from orbit 23 January 2024.