Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) provider of satellite-based solutions primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries, announces their SmallSat GEO™ solution for satellites above 500kg. for the geosynchronous orbit (GEO) market.
SmallSat GEO™ is intended for the communications market and can operate in geosynchronous orbit and offers higher power and performance than what could be provided in low-Earth orbit (LEO). The geosynchronous market is moving more towards small satellites with more and more GEO spacecraft ordered in the small size class. Terran Orbital is leveraging its investment in a 94,000 sq ft advanced manufacturing facility with automation in build and test, as well as three previous GEO missions, to expand into this market.
“Our customers require agility, affordability, and the ability to adapt their geosynchronous communication architecture,” said Marc Bell, Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer at Terran Orbital. “We can bring our LEO small satellite heritage to GEO and provide the agile customization that our customers have come to expect and value.”
Key strengths of Terran Orbital’s SmallSat GEO™ capability:
- Performance & Power: Gives customers a high-performing platform compactly packaged to support missions with the best price/bit offering.
- Payload: Adaptable to commercial/customer-provided or Terran Orbital-supplied payloads. Allows for independently steerable multi-beam arrays. Supports multiple reflectors.
- Cost: Significantly lower cost, with a faster delivery timeline than traditional GEO.
By offering this new capability, Terran Orbital validates their cost-effective responsive space solutions that empower the national security community and revolutionize the future of space exploration and spacecraft solutions.
SmallSat GEO™ will be unveiled at the SATELLITE 2024 trade show, happening March 18-21 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. Visit us at Booth #2251 and experience our next-generation SmallSat GEO™ solution through immersive augmented reality.