https://hubble.com/blog/tags/satellite/Recent content in Satellite on Hubble Developer BlogHugoen-USThu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://hubble.com/blog/posts/getting-started/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://hubble.com/blog/posts/getting-started/<h2 id="bluetooth-but-to-space">Bluetooth, but to space</h2> <p>BLE was designed for tiny power budgets and short hops between two devices in the same room. Hubble&rsquo;s satellites pull those advertising packets out of the air from 600 km up.</p> <p>Same SoC. No new radio, no new antenna, no new licensing. The work is a firmware integration.</p> <p>If that sounds implausible: it sounded implausible to a lot of people, including the engineers who built it. The trick is on the receive side, where Hubble&rsquo;s satellites use a phased-array antenna with over 100 elements working in unison to pull signal out of noise. Your device just transmits a slightly more deliberate BLE advertisement than usual.</p>