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Gedmark: Astranis launching satellites for Alaska and Peru in 2023

John Gedmark · A New Golden Age of Space with John Gedmark · Feb 6, 2023 · at 4:31

John Gedmark is the co-founder and CEO of Astranis, presenting at the a16z Summit in early 2023.

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“We're launching our first satellite in a couple months for the U.S. State of Alaska and then shortly after that we'll be launching another satellite for Peru”

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The claim, plainly

Astranis will launch its first satellite for Alaska within a couple months of early 2023, followed shortly after by a satellite for Peru.

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Assessment

The claim is partially true. Astranis successfully launched its first satellite for Alaska (Arcturus) on April 30 / May 1, 2023, fulfilling the prediction of launching within a couple months of early 2023. However, the second satellite dedicated to Peru was not launched shortly after. Astranis did not conduct another satellite launch until December 29, 2024, and that mission did not deploy the satellite dedicated to Peru.

Astranis launched its first satellite for Alaska (Arcturus) on April 30, 2023 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
Astranis did not launch a satellite for Peru shortly after mid-2023; its next orbital launch occurred on December 29, 2024, and did not carry the Peru payload.

Checked against

[1] wikipedia.org [2] sky-brokers.com [3] space.com [4] astranis.com [5] newspace.im [6] astranis.com [7] payloadspace.com [8] advanced-television.com

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