Muon Space is introducing a new satellite platform – MuSat XL, a high-performance 500 kg-class spacecraft that is targeting demanding next-generation Low Earth Orbit (LEO) missions. Muon also announced that Hubble Network will be for the first customer for this platform. Muon Space announced the new platform and the Hubble contract, Aug. 7.

The XL Platform aims to deliver an expanded capability tier to the Halo stack – with more power, agility, and integration flexibility while preserving the speed, scalability and cost-effectiveness needed for constellation deployment. The design is optimized for Earth Observation (EO) and telecoms missions supporting commercial and national security customers that require multi-payload operations, extreme data throughput, high-performance inter-satellite networking, and attitude control and pointing.

Hubble is building a satellite-powered Bluetooth networks and has successfully demonstrated Bluetooth connectivity from space. So far, Hubble has deployed satellites with Spire’s Space Services business.

Using MuSat XL, it will deploy a next-generation BLE payload featuring a phased-array antenna and a receiver that Muon Space says is 20 times more powerful than its cubesat predecessor, enabling BLE detection at 30 times lower power and direct connectivity for ultra-low-cost, energy-efficient devices worldwide.

Hubble is providing its own payload. Muon Space did not share share whether or not the Hubble satellites will be equipped with inter-satellite links.

“Muon’s platform gives us the scale and power to build a true Bluetooth layer around the Earth,” Alex Haro, Co-Founder and CEO, Hubble Network, said in a statement.

Muon Space also highlighted the potential for MuSat XL for Golden Dome opportunties. “The platform was purpose-built to support the kinds of IR and RF missions that are central to the Golden Dome architecture, particularly those requiring resilient sensing, low-latency edge processing, and multi-payload integration.  MuSat XL is well positioned to integrate the advanced sensors and high performance duty cycles these programs demand,” a representative told Via Satellite.