Manufacture
January 14, 2022
Loft Orbital contracted Airbus for 15 satellite platforms based on the Airbus Arrow platform, which serves the OneWeb constellation. The agreement brings together a traditional space manufacturer and a satellite-as-a-service startup. Airbus has agreed to modify the Arrow platform to suit a wider range of longer lifetime missions and applications. The companies said in the…
January 12, 2022
Intelsat has ordered two software-defined satellites from Thales Alenia Space that will contribute to the operator’s plans for a 5G unified global network. The two satellites — Intelsat 41 (IS-41) and Intelsat 44 (IS-44) — will be based on the Thales Space Inspire product line, and are scheduled to be in service in 2025. These software-defined…
January 6, 2022
Loft Orbital has expanded its production agreement with LeoStella for multiple satellite buses under a contract announced Thursday. LeoStella will provide additional LEO-100 buses, based on its existing product line of ESPA-class buses. The number of buses and financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The companies have an ongoing relationship, and Loft Orbital…
January 5, 2022
AST SpaceMobile shared a look into the company’s satellite manufacturing plant in Midland, Texas in a video released Wednesday. National Geographic documentary host Jason Silva toured the facility with CEO Abel Avellan. The video did not show the full BlueWalker 3 satellite — the company said in recent quarterly update that the satellite is in…