Exosat Files for a Sovereign Network of 11,000 Satellites

Exosat says it has filed an ITU API and Shared Spectrum application for a network of 11,000 satellites. The company describes the proposed system as potentially the largest satellite network outside the United States, and possibly China, although the comparison is uncertain.

The Singapore-based company says its engineering is conducted outside the U.S. and that it avoids U.S. vendors and supply chains because of ITAR requirements. It intends to offer infrastructure to countries seeking independence from both U.S. supply chains and Chinese state-owned infrastructure.

Exosat says it can work with launch providers in the U.S., China, India and New Zealand, and identifies Global South countries, Kazakhstan, African nations, Indonesia and Malaysia as target markets. The timing, launch cadence and eventual realization of the 11,000-satellite network remain unclear.