Terran Orbital (NYSE:LLAP) has announced a new lineup of seven standard satellite bus platforms that it said will establish new benchmarks for satellite technology for the coming decade.
The Boca Raton, Florida-based company noted that the new lineup of satellite configurations is derived from its long history of nano satellites innovation and its micro satellite bus designed and built for the US Space Development Agency’s recently launched Tranche 0 Transport Layer mission and the coming Tranche 1 mission.
The full product line of seven ITAR-compliant bus classes ranges from the largest, Enterprise, to the smallest, Triumph.
The reference platforms feature flexible architecture using common building blocks, allowing for wet launch masses of 14 kilograms (kg) to 1,000 kg. They are based on designs with extensive flight heritage for various civil, defense, and commercial customers.
“With this announcement, we are again setting the bar high with an industry-leading product line,” commented Terran Orbital (NYSE:LLAP) co-founder, chairman and CEO Marc Bell.
“While we still offer fully custom platforms to meet unique specifications, we are creating new industry standards, and these standard platforms bring forth our vision to meet mission requirements at scale, drive down the cost of the satellite, and increase their functionality using standard components that roll up into configurations that quickly and effectively satisfy the needs of the DoD and research customer alike.”
Terran Orbital (NYSE:LLAP) is a leading manufacturer of satellite products primarily serving the aerospace and defense industries. The company provides end-to-end satellite solutions by combining satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations, and on-orbit support to meet the needs of the most demanding military, civil, and commercial customers.
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