Terran Orbital (NYSE:LLAP) Corporation has announced the final launch preparations for its RUNNER-1 satellite that will be launched aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The satellite, developed jointly by Terran Orbital (NYSE:LLAP) and ImageSat International Ltd, will be part of the Transporter-8 rideshare mission scheduled from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
RUNNER-1 functions as a multi-purpose remote sensing satellite capable of sub-meter high-resolution multi-spectral imaging and color video, the company said. The satellite is based on Terran Orbital’s advanced avionics platform and a unique electro-optical mission system developed by ISI, Israel’s largest space company.
It is equipped with a ground control system and advanced AI capabilities, enabling quick collection and analysis of information and providing a rapid response for infrastructure monitoring, natural disasters, security events, climate change and more.
RUNNER-1 will join ISI’s constellation of satellites and provide services to the Chilean government as part of a contract awarded to ISI to build out the country’s national space program.
“Terran Orbital is ecstatic to announce Runner-1’s upcoming launch,” Terran Orbital CEO Marc Bell said in a statement. “RUNNER-1’s rapid response capabilities will change the world. Working with ISI and the Chilean Space program to develop this revolutionary satellite has been an absolute joy. We look forward to continuing to work with ISI and the Chilean Space Program in the future.”
Chile's national space program (Sistema Nacional Espacial) is a holistic program for the construction of a future space-based ecosystem, created to generate public value, social development and wealth for the country, according to a statement.
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