E-Space is working with nations to provide Constellations as a Service (CaaS) for lease, and Constellations as a Product (CaaP) for full ownership," the company wrote on its website. So, what is E-Space's plan? "Many nations have a high interest in their own LEO constellation with the added security of being able to manage, monitor and control their entire system. Sabbagh's involvement in the company only raises its profile. For example, the company has raised $50 million in seed financing and is on track to employ up to 100 people by the end of this year. From Amazon's Project Kuiper to Rivada, there is no shortage of corporate interest in launching and operating thousands of satellites for Internet services.īut E-Space is noteworthy due to a number of factors beyond Wyler's involvement. ![]() As noted by Space News, Wyler's E-Space has ambitions to launch up to 300,000 low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites.Į-Space isn't the only startup with grand satellite ambitions. Now, Wyler is back in the satellite game with E-Space, a company he launched earlier this year. O3b has launched 12 satellites so far, while OneWeb counts more than 400. SES eventually acquired O3b Networks while OneWeb fell into a bankruptcy process after Wyler left the company. ![]() Wyler, a longtime telecom executive, famously founded both O3b Networks and OneWeb. Karim Michael Sabbagh (pictured), the former CEO of SES, has joined Greg Wyler's new satellite startup.
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