Hosted payload

A hosted payload is a module attached to a commercial satellite with communications circuitry that operates independently of the main spacecraft but which shares the satellite’s power supply and transponders. The concept has been also been referred to as “piggybacking” or “hitchhiking.”

Hosted payload

A hosted payload is a module attached to a commercial satellite with communications circuitry that operates independently of the main spacecraft but which shares the satellite’s power supply and transponders. The concept has been also been referred to as “piggybacking” or “hitchhiking.”