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Swarm Technologies
Swarm Technologies, Inc.
435 N Whisman Road
Mountain View, CA 94043
USA
Swarm Technologies provides satellite connectivity solutions with a low-cost satellite network. The company has manufactured and launched Pico-satellites that are used for multiple industries including maritime shipping, agriculture, energy and ground transportation industry.
Swarm was a start-up privately held company when it was acquired by SpaceX in 2021. The company is building a LEO satellite constellation for communications with Internet of Things (IOT) devices using a Store and forward design, a technique in which information is sent to an intermediate station where it is kept and sent at a later time.
Swarm’s Tile product was commercialized in 2021. The Tile, is a small modem that can be embedded in various connectivity devices. It can then be linked to the satellite network to allow users a low-cost way to power Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
The company is disrupting the satellite communications industry which typically suffers from costly data services and expensive and large hardware.
Swarm is operating the SpaceBEE constellation of Pico-satellites (CubeSat 0.25U) intended to reach a quantity of 150 spacecrafts. The company is based in Mountain View, California, USA. Swarm was founded in 2017 and is operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of SpaceX.
In 2018 Swarm launched its first four Pico-satellites on a PSLV rocket operated by ISRO from India.
In 2021 the company was named as one of the ten Hottest Space Companies. Via Satellite’s third annual report of “10 Hottest Companies” represents a broad overview of global startups and legacy companies which are working to revolutionize launch, remote sensing, manufacturing, situational awareness and many other space capabilities.
Company History
Swarm Technologies was founded in 2017 by aerospace engineers Sara Spangelo and Ben Longmier, that wanted to create Swarm to provide affordable satellite communications services to people that couldn’t access or afford it. According to research, nearly 90% of the Earth’s surface does not have cell or Wi-Fi connectivity. With 75 billion IoT devices expected to come online by 2025, the areas without Wi-Fi infrastructure will rely on satellite connectivity.
In 2018 Swarm launched its first four Pico-satellites on a PSLV rocket operated by ISRO from India. Swarm became the first ever company that deployed satellites without regulatory FCC approval and got fined for 900,000 USD fort the unauthorized smallsat launch.
By December 2020, the company had orbited 9 test satellites and 36 of the planned 150 LEO satellites, similar to spaceX’ Starlink, to provide communication with IoT devices. The commercial services went live in August 2021 using 72 satellites providing global low-costs data to customers.
In July 2021 satellite operator and satellite launch company SpaceX acquired Swarm Technologies, and became a direct and wholly owned subsidiary of SpaceX.
| Satellite | Mission | Launch Date | Launcher | Launch Operator |
| SpaceBEE 1-4 | PSLV-C40/CartoSat-2 | Jan 12th, 2018 | PSLV-XL | ISRO India |
| SpaceBEE 5-7 | SSO-A SmallSat | Dec 3rd, 2018 | Falcon 9 | SpaceX |
| SpaceBEE 8-9 | Make-it-Rain | Jun 29th 2019 | Electron KS | RocketLab NZ |
| SpaceBEE 10-21 | VV16 | Sep 3rd, 2020 | Vega | Arianespace FG |
| SpaceBEE 22-39 | Return-to-Sender | Nov 20th, 2020 | Electron | RocketLab NZ |
| SpaceBEE NZ-1 to -6 | Return-to-Sender | Nov 20th, 2020 | Electron | RocketLab NZ |
| SpaceBEE 40-75 | Transporter-1 | Jan 24th, 2021 | Falcon 9 | SpaceX USA |
| SpaceBEE 76-87 | PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 | Feb 28th, 2021 | PSLV-DL | ISRO India |
| SpaceBEE 88-111 | Transporter-2 | Jun 30th, 2021 | Falcon 9 | SpaceX USA |
| SpaceBEE NZ-7 to -10 | Transporter-2 | Jun 30th, 2021 | Falcon 9 | SpaceX USA |
| SpaceBEE 112-127 | Spaceflight-1 | Mar 15th, 2022 | Rocket 3.3 | Astra Space USA |
| SpaceBEE 128-139 | Transporter-4 | Apr 1st, 2022 | Falcon 9 | SpaceX USA |
| SpaceBEE 140-155 | There-And-Back-Again | May 2nd, 2022 | Electron KS | RocketLab NZ |
| SpaceBEE 156-167 | Transporter-6 | Jan 3rd, 2023 | Falcon 9 | SpaceX USA |
| SpaceBEE 168-179 | Transporter-8 | Mar 12th, 2023 | Falcon 9 | SpaceX USA |
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Resources
www.swarm.space
www.spacex.com
www.crunchbase.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.traxn.com
www.spacenews.com edition December 20th, 2018
www.technologymagazine.com edition August 13th, 2021
www.africa.businessinsider.com edition December 10th, 2021
www.satellitetoday.com
www.space.skyrocket.de
www.isro.gov.in
www.astra.com
www.nasaspaceflight.com edition January 3rd, 2023
Supplier
Swarm Technologies
Swarm Technologies, Inc.
435 N Whisman Road
Mountain View, CA 94043
USA
Smallsats launched by Swarm Technologies
| Smallsat | Country | |||
| SpaceBEE 87LEO | PSLV-C51 / Amazonia-1 | Swarm Technologies |  | loT |
| SpaceBEE 86LEO | PSLV-C51 / Amazonia-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 85LEO | PSLV-C51 / Amazonia-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 84LEO | PSLV-C51 / Amazonia-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 83LEO | PSLV-C51 / Amazonia-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 82LEO | PSLV-C51 / Amazonia-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 81LEO | PSLV-C51 / Amazonia-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 80LEO | PSLV-C51 / Amazonia-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 79LEO | PSLV-C51 / Amazonia-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 78LEO | PSLV-C51 / Amazonia-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 77LEO | PSLV-C51 / Amazonia-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 76LEO | PSLV-C51 / Amazonia-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 9 | ‘Make-It-Rain’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 8 | ‘Make-It-Rain’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 179 | Transporter-8 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 178 | Transporter-8 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 177 | Transporter-8 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 176 | Transporter-8 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 175 | Transporter-8 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 174 | Transporter-8 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 173 | Transporter-8 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 172 | Transporter-8 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 171 | Transporter-8 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 170 | Transporter-8 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 169 | Transporter-8 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 168 | Transporter-8 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 167 | Transporter-6 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 166 | Transporter-6 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 165 | Transporter-6 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 164 | Transporter-6 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 163 | Transporter-6 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 162 | Transporter-6 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 161 | Transporter-6 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 160 | Transporter-6 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 159 | Transporter-6 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 158 | Transporter-6 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 157 | Transporter-6 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 156 | Transporter-6 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 135 | Transporter-4 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 139 | Transporter-4 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 138 | Transporter-4 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 137 | Transporter-4 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 136 | Transporter-4 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 134 | Transporter-4 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 133 | Transporter-4 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 132 | Transporter-4 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 131 | Transporter-4 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 130 | Transporter-4 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 129 | Transporter-4 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 128 | Transporter-4 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 111 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 110 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 109 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 108 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 107 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 106 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 105 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 104 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 103 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 102 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 101 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 100 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 99 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 98 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 97 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 96 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 95 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 94 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 93 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 92 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 91 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 90 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 89 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 88 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 75 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 74 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 73 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 72 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 71 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 70 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 69 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 68 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 67 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 66 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 65 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 64 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 63 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 62 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 61 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 60 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 59 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 58 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 57 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 56 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 55 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 54 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 53 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 52 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 51 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 50 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 49 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 48 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 47 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 46 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 45 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 44 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 43 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 42 | - | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 41 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 40 | Transporter-1 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 127 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 126 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 125 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 124 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 123 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 122 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 121 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 120 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 119 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 118 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 117 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 116 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 115 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 114 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 113 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 112 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 15 | - | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 14 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 13 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 12 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 11 | ASTRA Spaceflight-1 LV0009 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 6 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 5 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 4 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 3 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 2 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 1 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 39 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 38 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 37 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 36 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 35 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 34 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 33 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 32 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 31 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 30 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 29 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 28 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 27 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 26 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 25 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 24 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 23 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 22 | ‘Return-To-Sender’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 22 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 21 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 20 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 19 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 18 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 17 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 16 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEENZ 15 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 155 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 154 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 153 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 152 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 151 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 150 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 149 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 148 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 147 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 146 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 145 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 144 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 143 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 142 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 141 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 140 | ‘Baby-Come-Back’ | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 21 | Vega VV16 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 20 | Vega VV16 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 19 | Vega VV16 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 18 | Vega VV16 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 17 | Vega VV16 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 16 | Vega VV16 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 15 | Vega VV16 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 14 | Vega VV16 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 13 | Vega VV16 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 12 | Vega VV16 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 11 | Vega VV16 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 10 | Vega VV16 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 7 | Spaceflight Industries SSO-A | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 6 | Spaceflight Industries SSO-A | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 5 | Spaceflight Industries SSO-A | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 4 | PSLV-C40 / CARTOSAT-2F | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 3 | PSLV-C40 / CARTOSAT-2F | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 2 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |
| SpaceBEE 1 | Transporter-2 | Swarm Technologies | | loT |