Space Systems Loral, a provider of commercial satellites, has been awarded a contract to provide a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite to an undisclosed customer.
In addition to building the satellite, SSL will also provide the launch and will operate the satellite on orbit.
“Our production of innovative small satellites is growing in both size and diversity,” said John Celli, president of SSL.
SSL’s manufacturing facility for small satellite production provides lower cost and faster production time than has been typical for satellite manufacturing in the past. With this contract award SSL now has 21 LEO satellites under construction.
