Lacuna Space
summary
Plans a demonstration flight in August to prove direct-to-satellite LoRa from off‑the‑shelf sensors with only minor firmware changes, after balloon and benchtop tests show sufficient link budget. Uses 600 km LEO, ~7.5 km/s, ~20 Hz Doppler and targets 14 dBm from sensors so devices stay battery powered. Intends payloads hosted on third‑party spacecraft, accepts multi‑minute to hourly latency unless a large constellation reduces it to sub‑second, and emphasizes costed use cases that fill coverage gaps.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:28What is your biggest challenge
- 1:11Technical challenges
- 3:09Why would you do it
- 4:38What are the challenges
- 6:12What about sensors
- 8:39Strategy
- 10:21Challenges
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