The Tough Tech problem we are solving
The space industry has become critical infrastructure. It powers everything from GPS and climate monitoring to missile warning and global broadband. But the ground segment hasn’t kept up. Most ground networks today were designed for science missions, not for the scale, urgency, or diversity of today’s space economy.
The colossal growth of the space industry has led to a correspondingly large increase in the volume of data traveling to and from satellites. While a few companies build and operate their own ground stations, many satellite providers pay for capacity with ground station providers. But these services and their ground stations don’t always have availability — creating a data bottleneck.
About our solution
Northwood is making it possible for any operator to move space-based data quickly, securely, and reliably back to Earth. We’re building a global, software-defined ground network from the ground up — designed to scale as fast as the missions it supports. Unlike traditional parabolic dish antennas, our phased array antenna can connect with multiple satellites simultaneously. They’re also designed for mass manufacturing and much smaller than traditional ground stations — squares six feet per side — so they could be used at locations where deployment of larger antennas is impossible. This efficient ground network promises to rapidly scale connectivity and resilience for the space industry.