16/03/2026
π One year in orbit. Our first payload. Our first anniversary in space. π
Exactly one year ago, on March 15, 2025, Paradigma Technologies saw its first K/Ka Band SDR Communications Payload successfully launched into orbit with a SpaceX Falcon 9.
Since that day, our system has been continuously operating in Low Earth Orbit, supporting high-throughput connectivity and onboard digital signal processing through SDR technology. β‘
Designed as a dual-use communications platform, the payload combines high-frequency RF hardware with flexible software-defined signal processing, enabling advanced in-orbit experimentation for narrowband and wideband connectivity.
In the past 12 months, this small 2U payload has travelled an incredible distance around our planet:
π°οΈ ~5,500+ orbits completed
π ~230 million km travelled in space
π‘ Thousands of communication sessions performed in orbit
β‘ High-rate data links and onboard SDR processing running every day
And it has done so during a period of intense solar activity, right in the peak of Solar Cycle 25.
During 2025 alone, several significant geomagnetic storms impacted near-Earth space, including strong events in January, March and June, and a severe G4 geomagnetic storm in November caused by a coronal mass ejection from the Sun. βοΈ
These events are not just beautiful auroras on Earth, they are real environmental challenges for satellites, affecting radiation levels, ionospheric conditions and radio propagation. β’οΈ
Luckily, our payload came prepared.
In fact, the radiation sensor integrated in our Radio reported what we like to call a βrather lively cosmic breezeβ over the past year, a friendly reminder that space is not exactly a quiet environment. π
Through all of this, the system has kept doing exactly what it was designed for: delivering reliable high-data-rate communications and flexible onboard signal processing in orbit. π°οΈ
This first year in space marks more than just a technical milestone for Paradigma Technologies.
It represented the beginning of our flight heritage.
And the journey is only accelerating.
Over the past year we have already expanded our presence in orbit, with multiple additional units launched.
Looking ahead to 2026, more than 26 additional RF units are already scheduled for launch, including the first batch of a next-generation European LEO constellation. πͺπΊ
π A huge thank you to our team, partners and suppliers who made this possible, and who continue to push the boundaries of what we can build for space.
Year one completed.
Many more orbits to come. ππ