Orbital Gate

Orbital Gate

The Gate

A landing site for LEO operators that the country owns and we run.

Rendering: a Gate site at a partner data centre
Rendering: a Gate site at a partner data centre

How it works

How it works: the signal pathSatellites, then the dish (Mark I, or a partner's), the radio front end and the digitiser (DIFI), drawn in grey; then the Orbital Gate software modem (CCSDS, DVB-S2X; operator waveform under licence), the traffic engine and the local ISP, drawn in green.SatellitesDishMark I, or a partner'sRadio front endDigitiserDIFIOrbital Gate software modemCCSDS, DVB-S2X; operator waveformunder licenceTraffic engineLocal ISP
Everything after the digitiser is our software. Where an operator brings its own modems, Network OS runs the site around them.

Two ways to land

  • Open waveform

    The operator sells raw capacity; our modems run the link.

  • Licensed waveform

    The operator's waveform and keys run on our compute in an HSM partition, within the licensed scope.

Who owns what

Landing licenceISP, government or data centre; we help obtain it
SiteThe local entity, bought or leased to own
DishesMark I in-house, or partner or bought
Software radios, modems, Network OSOrbital Gate
Operator waveform and keysOperator, under licence
Compliance, lawful-intercept handoffOrbital Gate, reporting to the regulator
FibreLocal ISP

Three forms

  • Data-centre build

    Dishes on the roof or yard, racks inside.

  • Container unit

    The same site in a container.

  • Field unit

    Container with field kit.