Silicon Republic September 23, 2020
Microsoft’s new Azure Orbital platform aims to link up satellites in orbit with cloud services down on Earth.
Among the many other announcements at its Ignite event this week, Microsoft revealed a plan to encourage satellite operators to use its cloud systems through a new platform called Azure Orbital. In a blog post, the company said that this new ground station service will enable satellite operators to communicate with and control their satellites, process data and scale operations directly with Microsoft Azure.
Amergint, Kratos, KSAT, Kubos, Viasat and US Electrodynamics are the among the first partners to sign up to the new platform, and will test its capabilities before it can be made available to smaller satellite operators.
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