From CNBC: 2024-10-09 11:22:35

Former television star and singer Bridgit Mendler leads startup Northwood Space, which recently connected with Planet Labs imagery satellites. Northwood focuses on ground stations supporting satellite data transmissions, projecting its system, Portal, can connect to up to 10 satellites at once. Mendler aims to revolutionize the ground station industry with efficiency and cost-effective connectivity. The company successfully tested its prototype antenna in North Dakota, receiving praise from Planet for advancing ground station technology. Northwood’s Portal system plans to deploy sites capable of supporting multiple satellite connections with high data rates, aiming to launch its first sites next year. Mendler sees this milestone as a step towards a new era of space technology and growth in the industry as they continue to make progress and unlock future opportunities.



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