LoRa

An open-source gateway that bridges Meshtastic LoRa mesh networks to the Iridium satellite constellation via Short Burst Data (SBD). One gateway device provides satellite backhaul for an unlimited number of mesh nodes — instead of paying per device like Garmin and ACR charge. Overview Aspect Details Function Bidirectional Meshtastic ↔ Iridium SBD bridge Hardware Raspberry Pi 5, Lilygo T-Echo, RockBLOCK 9603 Backend Go 1.24 (chi router, SQLite) Frontend Vue.js 3 (SSE, Leaflet maps) Deployment Docker multi-arch (ARM64 + x86_64) License GPLv3 Repository github.com/cubeos-app/meshsat Why MeshSat Consumer satellite communicators like Garmin inReach and ACR Bivy Stick MESH charge per person or cap at 12 devices. A 20-person expedition pays €300/month for individual Garmin subscriptions. MeshSat replaces that with a single €15/month satellite link shared across the entire mesh network. ...