# Small GEOs, Big Impact  ## Metadata - Author: Jason Rainbow - Full Title: Small GEOs, Big Impact - Category: #articles - Document Tags: #spacepower #space-systems #technology - Summary: Astranis makes small geostationary satellites that provide private, secure networks. These dishwasher-sized craft are cheaper and more flexible than big GEO or shared LEO systems. Demand from governments and companies is growing as Astranis scales production and focuses on high orbits. - URL: https://spacenews.com/small-geos-big-impact/ ## Highlights - California-based Astranis is helping drive a shift in the satellite industry as compact platforms gain ground in a geostationary market long challenged by the rise of low Earth orbit (LEO) constellations. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k5fx8e7kssqw3h02jx04p7ck)) - Two of Astranis’ latest satellites — each roughly the size of a dishwasher at around 400 kilograms — [have recently entered service](https://spacenews.com/astranis-brings-anuvu-satellites-online-as-work-to-recover-utilitysat-continues/) after launching in December, underscoring growing momentum for more affordable, flexible space-based connectivity, albeit with less transponder power than their school bus-sized peers. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k5fx947w27wz2knacbdzswvv)) - We’ve found enterprise customers want security, independence and control and, as a result, they need their own system they can rely on. That means governments, entire countries, telcos, oil & gas companies and many other security-sensitive verticals. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01k5fxa3t703pnjtrksc01wncw))