Astro Digital inks PPA to buy on‑demand beamed solar power from Star Catcher network

Astro Digital has signed a power‑purchase agreement to buy beamed solar energy from the Star Catcher space‑based grid, enabling scalable, on‑demand power for next‑generation satellite missions. The deal lets Astro Digital support higher‑power payloads and longer operations without adding onboard power mass.

Discovered 2025-09-16T07:02:47.221774-07:00 | 2025-09-16T07:02:47.221774-07:00

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  • The agreement secures on‑demand, space‑to‑space solar power for satellite operations, enabling higher‑power payloads and extended mission durations without proportionally increasing onboard power systems; this is a direct operational lever for mission design and cost tradeoffs.
  • The deal is an early commercial validation of a space‑based power market and ties into recent in‑orbit demonstrations by Astro Digital (Astro Digital's in-orbit demonstration) and broader trends in automated constellation planning (automated constellation design).

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SpaceWatch Global orbitaltoday.com star-catcher.com SpaceNews.com
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