Power to Go Beyond

POWER
TO GO
BEYOND

Star Catcher is creating the first energy grid for space. Our orbital infrastructure will transform how satellites are powered. Spacecraft connect to the network and receive energy via existing solar arrays, requiring no retrofit to utilize. Power will be provided on a pay-as-you-go model with Star Catcher owning and operating a network of power satellites to provide energy to spacecraft anywhere in Low Earth Orbit.

Space energy:
The supply-demand gap

25 K

Projected number of
satellites in orbit by 2030

420 M

Number of watts needed to
power satellites annually

20 M

Total watts today in
orbital production

SPACE LAUNCH HAS BEEN SOLVED

We need a better way
to stay in orbit

Lower mission cost

The huge upfront production costs to build satellites with redundancy and power sources is a massive hurdle.

Shift CapEx to OpEx

We need to be able to buy power flexibly on-demand. Star Catcher enables 40+% savings over an operational life per watt with reduced initial capital outlay.

Improve Capabilities

Currently there are no ways to augment capabilities or add power to extend a mission once in orbit.

THE STAR CATCHER
NETWORK

THIS IS
SPACE
POWER

More uptime,
more bandwidth,
more mission

The Star Catcher Network provides power to client satellites when they need it and where they need it at the desired level and concentration. Star Catcher can send 100 Watts to 100 kilowatts of power at flux concentrations of 0.1 Suns to 10 Suns to eliminate energy bottlenecks for more uptime, more bandwidth, and more mission — No retrofit. Half the cost.

How it works

Collection

Star Catcher Power Node satellites collect sufficient ambient solar energy to provide up to 150 kW of transmission capacity divided amongst multiple client satellites. Power Nodes orbit at ~1,500 km.

Tracking

Client satellites require no transceiver or beacon to receive power from the Star Catcher Network. Using orbital elements provided by the client upon initial power provisioning or after satellite orbit alteration, Power Nodes identify and track client satellites to provide them with energy.

Transmission

Star Catcher transmits broad spectrum energy compatible with state of the art triple junction solar cells to client satellite solar arrays. Energy outside this spectrum is not transmitted, minimizing heatload on the spacecraft. The amount of energy, concentration, and duration of transmission is contracted. Each Power Node is designed to service multiple client satellites simultaneously and the Star Catcher Network is sized to service thousands of spacecraft.

STRENGTHEN ALL OPERATIONS

Life extension

Providing mission and profit extending flux. Zero retrofit. $10M+ year in savings and/or CapEx deferral.

Augmentation

Enabling faster speeds, stronger signal, more reliability. 10x capability—same form factor.

Operations

Never-ending battery to maneuver without regret.

Uptime

Operate all systems, all the time. Increase revenue generation uptime from minutes per orbit to the entire orbit and grow your revenue generation opportunity by 10 to 20x.

Assurance

Mission saving power throughout launch and operations. 100% mission replacement cost savings.

Beam
ON

Pay-as-you-go power

Power will be provided by the Star Catcher Network on a pay-as-you-go model. Star Catcher will be capable of providing additional energy to meet your needs and up to 10x the energy received from per square meter of solar array at a cost significantly cheaper than current solar arrays.