SpinLaunch plans to work with digital infrastructure provider Equinx to support the ground infrastructure for its Meridian constellation with a plan to deploy “ultra-compact teleports” at the company’s data centers.
SpinLaunch, the kinetic launch startup, debuted plans for a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation last year, to be built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics, pitching the concept as a much lower cost model than typical constellation.
For the ground segment, SpinLaunch explained that its network requires simpler antennas that scan in one direction, due to the constellation’s fixed-track orbital architecture. The company said a SpinLaunch teleport can be deployed in 90 square meters, which could function on the roof of an existing site.
Equinox operates more than 280 data centers across six continents.
“By working with Equinix, we’ve solved a core challenge in deploying global LEO infrastructure: securing scalable, reliable gateway sites across key regions – by placing our teleports directly within the world’s most connected data center ecosystem,” commented SpinLaunch CEO Massi Ladovaz.
Ladovaz added that this enables sovereign data pathways and integration with enterprise and cloud networks. The company is in the selection process for its inaugural teleport.
SpinLaunch recently installed its first payload on the Kongsberg NanoAvionics MP42 satellite bus and completed end-to-end testing ahead of full system qualification. The satellite, called FCL, or First Customer Link, is set to launch in October.
