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/>Ben Longmier<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Palo_Alto,_California" title="Palo Alto, California">Palo Alto, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">30 (2021)<sup id="cite_ref-spacenews_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spacenews-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">Parent</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/SpaceX" title="SpaceX">SpaceX</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.swarm.space/">www<wbr />.swarm<wbr />.space</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Swarm Technologies, Inc.</b> is a company building a <a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">low Earth orbit</a> satellite constellation for communications with <a href="/wiki/Internet_of_things" title="Internet of things">Internet of things</a> (IoT) devices using a <a href="/wiki/Store_and_forward" title="Store and forward">store and forward</a> design. <a href="/wiki/Social_Capital_(venture_capital)" title="Social Capital (venture capital)">Social Capital</a> partners <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jay_Zaveri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jay Zaveri (page does not exist)">Jay Zaveri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Arjun_Sethi_(entrepreneur)" title="Arjun Sethi (entrepreneur)">Arjun Sethi</a> incubated and seed funded Swarm, <a href="/wiki/Craft_Ventures" title="Craft Ventures">Craft Ventures</a> was an early investor. On 16 July 2021 Swarm entered into an agreement to become a wholly owned subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/SpaceX" title="SpaceX">SpaceX</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-spacenews_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spacenews-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/In-Q-Tel" title="In-Q-Tel">In-Q-Tel</a>, the venture capital arm of the <a href="/wiki/CIA" class="mw-redirect" title="CIA">CIA</a>, lists Swarm Technologies as one of their startups.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>They have a <a href="/wiki/Federal_Communications_Commission" title="Federal Communications Commission">Federal Communications Commission</a> (FCC) licence for <a href="/wiki/Bandwidth_allocation" title="Bandwidth allocation">low bandwidth</a> <a href="/wiki/Communications_satellite" title="Communications satellite">communications satellites</a> in low Earth orbit.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018 Swarm became the first U.S. company found to have deployed satellites without regulatory approval after an FCC investigation into the startup's launch of its first four <a href="/wiki/Small_satellite" title="Small satellite">picosatellites</a> on an Indian <a href="/wiki/Polar_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle">PSLV rocket</a> in January that year.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By December 2020 Swarm had launched 9 test satellites and 36 of a planned 150 low Earth orbit satellites to provide communication with IOT devices.<sup id="cite_ref-SWARM_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SWARM-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2021 Swarm announced that its commercial services were now live using 72 commercial satellites providing its global low cost data service to customers.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Swarm Tile is its dedicated two-way satellite data modem designed to be low energy and embedded on the <a href="/wiki/Printed_circuit_board" title="Printed circuit board">PCB</a> of third-party products. Other products include a data plan and a development kit.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2023, the company stopped new device sales.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of November 2024, the website of the company redirects to SpaceX's upcoming direct-to-cell feature. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swarm_Technologies&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Swarm Technologies was founded in 2016 by Sara Spangelo and Benjamin Longmier, former employees of <a href="/wiki/Google" title="Google">Google</a> and <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a> respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-sheetz2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sheetz2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The company became widely known in industry circles after illegally launching its first four test satellites in 2018. The responsible US regulatory authority <a href="/wiki/FCC" class="mw-redirect" title="FCC">FCC</a> had refused the license for the start-up because they feared that the satellites could be too small to be recognized by the space <a href="/wiki/Surveillance_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Surveillance system">surveillance systems</a>. They could then become particularly dangerous, turning into "invisible" space debris. Despite this, the satellites, along with around 30 other payloads, were launched on an Indian PSLV rocket.<sup id="cite_ref-sheetz2_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sheetz2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The FCC imposed a $900,000 fine for this.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The housing of the next test satellites was then enlarged. Together with correspondingly enlarged radar reflectors and a GPS-based position transmitter, the increased traceability permitted for licensing to be achieved.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The construction of the actual constellation began with the launch of twelve third-generation SpaceBEEs on September 3, 2020, on a European <a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">Vega</a> rocket. After additional 48 SpaceBEE satellites were launched by the end of January 2021, commercial operations of the constellation began.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2021 <a href="/wiki/SpaceX" title="SpaceX">SpaceX</a> acquired Swarm for $524 million.<sup id="cite_ref-spacenews_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spacenews-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Technology_and_use">Technology and use</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swarm_Technologies&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Technology and use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The third-generation SpaceBEE satellites weigh around 400 grams and, like the first generation, have a 0.25U <a href="/wiki/CubeSat" title="CubeSat">CubeSat</a> format; according to the manufacturer, they are about 11 × 11 × 2.8 centimeters in size.<sup id="cite_ref-swarmsat_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-swarmsat-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second generation are 1U cubesats. Solar cells for the power supply are located on the top and the bottom. The antenna for communication with the ground stations is wrapped around the satellite when it is launched and unfolds after the release into space. The data exchange is performed in a relatively small bandwidth, on the one hand with the end devices and on the other hand with ground stations that are connected to the <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a>. After completion of the constellation, at least three satellites should always be reachable from any point on earth. </p><p>Swarm Technologies offers data transfer plans starting at $60 per year per connected device. At this price, 750 data packets of 192 <a href="/wiki/Byte" title="Byte">bytes</a> each can be transmitted monthly.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2018_controversy_and_fine">2018 controversy and fine</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swarm_Technologies&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2018 controversy and fine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As a US corporation, Swarm has to follow US space regulatory procedures. In April 2017 Swarm applied for FCC permission for an experimental radio service license for its initial picosatellites. The FCC rejected the application in December 2017 due to concerns on tracking because of the very small size of the satellites (measuring at 0.25U CubeSat size) but they were launched from India the following month.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the launch was reported, an authorized April 2018 launch of more satellites was immediately delayed when FCC permission was withdrawn. An FCC investigation found that not only had Swarm launched the four unauthorized satellites, it had also unlawfully transmitted signals between them and earth stations in Georgia. The investigation also discovered that Swarm had performed various other equipment tests before the launch without required FCC authorizations, including between weather balloons and ground stations.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Industry reaction was also highly negative, fearing not only disruption from uncoordinated activity but also enhanced future regulation.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Spaceflight_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Spaceflight Inc.">Spaceflight Inc.</a>, which had arranged the Indian launch as a rideshare, changed its processes to check that customers have the proper licenses.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The settlement required Swarm to pay a penalty of $900,000 and to follow a strict compliance plan to prevent future violations. This included submitting additional details to the FCC at least 45 days before a planned launch for the next three years. </p><p>While it was noted that the fine was relatively small, it had been increased from an initial amount agreed between the company and the FCC Enforcement Bureau. An FCC Commissioner observed that the negative publicity would probably prevent repetitions by Swarm or others.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Satellite_constellation">Satellite constellation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swarm_Technologies&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Satellite constellation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>SpaceBEE</b> are a constellation of picosatellites, predominantly in the <a href="/wiki/CubeSat" title="CubeSat">CubeSat</a> 0.25U form factor, intended to reach a quantity of 150.<sup id="cite_ref-GSPSB10_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSPSB10-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SpaceBEE test models 5 to 9 were larger to assuage concerns about radar tracking. Swarm's website lists satellites' mass at 400 g and size at 110 × 110 × 28 mm.</li> <li><b>SpaceBEE NZ</b> are another constellation of satellites by Swarm Technologies. As of November 2024, 22 SpaceBEE NZ satellites have been launched and all have decayed from orbit. The last SpaceBEE NZ (SpaceBEE NZ 22) decayed from orbit 23 January 2024.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable" width="100%" style="text-align: left;"> <caption>SpaceBee launches </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Flight No. </th> <th scope="col">Mission </th> <th><a href="/wiki/COSPAR_ID" class="mw-redirect" title="COSPAR ID">COSPAR ID</a> </th> <th scope="col">Date and time (<a href="/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time" title="Coordinated Universal Time">UTC</a>) </th> <th scope="col">Launch site </th> <th scope="col">Launch vehicle </th> <th scope="col">Orbit altitude </th> <th scope="col">Inclination </th> <th scope="col">Number<br />deployed </th> <th scope="col">Deorbited </th> <th scope="col">Outcome </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">1 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">SpaceBEE 1–4 </th> <td rowspan="2">2018–004 </td> <td>12 January 2018,<br />03:59:00 <sup id="cite_ref-Display1_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Display1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre" title="Satish Dhawan Space Centre">Satish Dhawan Space Centre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre" title="Satish Dhawan Space Centre">FLP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Polar_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle">PSLV-XL</a> </td> <td>520 km (320 mi) </td> <td>97.6° </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">Four experimental satellites SpaceBEE, built to the 0.25U CubeSat are to demonstrate two-way satellite communications and data relay for Swarm Technologies Inc.<sup id="cite_ref-Display1_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Display1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">2 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">SpaceBEE 5–7 </th> <td rowspan="2">2018–099 </td> <td>3 December 2018,<br />18:34:05 <sup id="cite_ref-Display2_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Display2-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Vandenberg Air Force Base">Vandenberg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vandenberg_Space_Launch_Complex_4" title="Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4">SLC-4E</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_Block_5" title="Falcon 9 Block 5">Falcon 9 B5</a> </td> <td>580 km (360 mi) </td> <td>97.8° </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">Three experimental satellites SpaceBEE.<sup id="cite_ref-Display1_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Display1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">3 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">SpaceBEE 8–9 </th> <td rowspan="2">2019–037 </td> <td>29 June 2019,<br />04:30:00 <sup id="cite_ref-Display3_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Display3-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1" title="Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1">Mahia, LC-1A</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Electron_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Electron (rocket)">Electron</a> </td> <td>460 km (290 mi) </td> <td>45.0° </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">Two experimental satellites SpaceBEE.<sup id="cite_ref-Display1_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Display1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">4 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">SpaceBEE 10–21 </th> <td rowspan="2">2020–061 </td> <td>3 September 2020,<br />01:51:10<sup id="cite_ref-SL4_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SL4-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guiana_Space_Centre" title="Guiana Space Centre">Kourou</a>, <a href="/wiki/ELA-1" title="ELA-1">ELV</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">Vega</a> </td> <td>535 km (332 mi) </td> <td>97.5° </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">Twelve commercial satellites SpaceBEE.<sup id="cite_ref-Display1_26-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Display1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">5 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">SpaceBEE 22–39<br />SpaceBEE NZ-1 to NZ-6 </th> <td rowspan="2">2020–085 </td> <td>20 November 2020,<br />02:20:01<sup id="cite_ref-SL5_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SL5-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1" title="Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1">Mahia, LC-1A</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Electron_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Electron (rocket)">Electron</a> </td> <td>520 km (320 mi) </td> <td>97.4° </td> <td style="text-align:center;">24<br />(6 NZ) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">24<br />(6 NZ) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">Eighteen commercial satellites SpaceBEE and 6 commercial satellites SpaceBEE NZ-1 to NZ-6.<sup id="cite_ref-Display1_26-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Display1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">6 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">SpaceBEE 40–75 </th> <td rowspan="2">2021–006 </td> <td>24 January 2021,<br />15:00:00 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station" title="Cape Canaveral Space Force Station">CCSFS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Space_Launch_Complex_40" title="Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40">SLC-40</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_Block_5" title="Falcon 9 Block 5">Falcon 9 B5</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">36 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">36 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">Thirty-six commercial satellites SpaceBEE.<sup id="cite_ref-Display1_26-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Display1-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">7 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">SpaceBEE 76–87 </th> <td rowspan="2">2021–015 </td> <td>28 February 2021,<br />04:53:00 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre" title="Satish Dhawan Space Centre">SDSC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre#First_Launch_Pad" title="Satish Dhawan Space Centre">FLP</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/PSLV" class="mw-redirect" title="PSLV">PSLV-DL</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">Twelve commercial satellites SpaceBEE.<sup id="cite_ref-PSLV-C51_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PSLV-C51-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">8 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">SpaceBEE 88–111<br />SpaceBEE NZ 7–10 </th> <td rowspan="2">2021–059 </td> <td>30 June 2021,<br />19:31:00 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station" title="Cape Canaveral Space Force Station">CCSFS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_Complex_40" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Launch Complex 40">SLC-40</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_Block_5" title="Falcon 9 Block 5">Falcon 9 B5</a> </td> <td>523 km (325 mi) </td> <td>97.5° </td> <td style="text-align:center;">28<br />(4 NZ) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">28<br />(4 NZ) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">Twenty-four commercial satellites SpaceBEE and four commercial satellites SpaceBEE NZ.<sup id="cite_ref-nsf-20210629_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsf-20210629-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">9 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">SpaceBEE 112–127<br />SpaceBEE NZ 11–14 </th> <td rowspan="2">2022–026 </td> <td>15 March 2022,<br />16:22:00 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Spaceport_Complex_-_Alaska" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Spaceport Complex - Alaska">Kodiak</a>, LP-3B </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Astra_rocket_launches#Rocket_3" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Astra rocket launches">Rocket 3.3</a> </td> <td>525 km (326 mi) </td> <td>97.5° </td> <td style="text-align:center;">20<br />(4 NZ) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">20<br />(4 NZ) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">16 commercial satellites SpaceBEE and 4 commercial satellites SpaceBEE NZ.<sup id="cite_ref-AstraMarch2022_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AstraMarch2022-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mcdowell-20220411_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcdowell-20220411-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">10 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">SpaceBEE 128–139 </th> <td rowspan="2">2022–033 </td> <td>1 April 2022,<br />16:24:16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station" title="Cape Canaveral Space Force Station">CCSFS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_Complex_40" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Launch Complex 40">SLC-40</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_Block_5" title="Falcon 9 Block 5">Falcon 9 B5</a> </td> <td>480 km (300 mi) </td> <td>97.4° </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">12 commercial satellites SpaceBEE.<sup id="cite_ref-Transporter4_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Transporter4-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">11 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">SpaceBEE 140–155<br />SpaceBEE NZ 15–22 </th> <td rowspan="2">2022–047 </td> <td>2 May 2022,<br />22:49:52 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1" title="Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1">Mahia, LC-1A</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Electron_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Electron (rocket)">Electron</a> </td> <td>510 km (320 mi) </td> <td>97.4° </td> <td style="text-align:center;">24<br />(8 NZ) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">24<br />(8 NZ) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">16 commercial satellites SpaceBEE and 8 commercial satellites SpaceBEE NZ.<sup id="cite_ref-Electron26_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Electron26-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">12 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">SpaceBEE 156–167 </th> <td rowspan="2">2023–001 </td> <td>3 January 2023,<br />14:56:00 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station" title="Cape Canaveral Space Force Station">CCSFS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_Complex_40" class="mw-redirect" title="Space Launch Complex 40">SLC-40</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_Block_5" title="Falcon 9 Block 5">Falcon 9 B5</a> </td> <td>520 km (320 mi) </td> <td>97.5° </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">12 commercial satellites SpaceBEE.<sup id="cite_ref-nsf-20230103_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nsf-20230103-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;">13 </th> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">SpaceBEE 168–179 </th> <td rowspan="2">2023–084 </td> <td>12 June 2023,<br />21:35:00 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base" title="Vandenberg Space Force Base">VSFB</a>, <a href="/wiki/SLC-4E" class="mw-redirect" title="SLC-4E">SLC-4E</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_Block_5" title="Falcon 9 Block 5">Falcon 9 B5</a> </td> <td>520 km (320 mi) </td> <td>97.5° </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-success">Success </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="8">12 commercial satellites SpaceBEE.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swarm_Technologies&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output 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