Maxar Space Systems – Maxar 1300 spacecraft On-orbit. Photo: Business Wire

Maxar Space Systems secured a contract for a Geostationary Orbit (GEO) high-power communications satellite from a private commercial customer, the company announced on March 3.

The satellite will be built on the Maxar 1300 series platform at the company’s California facilities in Palo Alto and San Jose. Maxar plans to build a satellite for the unnamed customer that will incorporate a multi-spot beam payload.

“The commercial GEO communication market remains an important focus for us,” said Chris Johnson, CEO of Maxar Space Systems. “We are committed to delivering quality solutions that add value for our customers, and this new order highlights our ability to provide scalable platforms for diverse mission needs.”

The order follows Maxar’s delivery of the first of 16 spacecraft buses to L3Harris Technologies for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program last week.