Anuvu, which emerged from the Chapter 11 proceedings of Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) in March, has contracted with newspace satellite manufacturer Astranis for two spacecraft. The deal announced on 27 July covers two ~400 kg satellites based on the Astranis “MicroGEO” small geostationary satellite platform. The units will be High-Throughput Satellites (HTS) and are to be the vanguard of a eight-unit fleet planned by Anuvu – dubbed “Anuvu Constellation”.
Anuvu (and its previous iteration GEE) has made a business from the leasing and reselling of GEO satellite capacity, particularly aimed and the maritime and aviation markets, However, it seems that the new entity has an appetite for dedicated satellite ownership. These first two Anuvu satellites are planned for launch in “early-2023” and are intended to provide capacity over North America and the Caribbean.