K2 Space, founded in 2022, is a satellite manufacturer focused on producing large, high-capacity "Mega Class" satellite buses designed for multi-orbit functionality, including LEO and MEO. They aim to offer these high-powered satellites at a lower cost compared to existing options, targeting both government and commercial applications. K2 Space has a contract with the U.S. Space Force for a 2026 mission named "Gravitas" to demonstrate its satellite's capabilities and is developing key components in-house, such as electric propulsion systems, flight computers and solar arrays. Key partners include the U.S. Space Force, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Altimeter Capital. Associated keywords: satellite manufacturing, mega-class satellites, MEO, electric propulsion, Space Force, Gravitas mission.
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K2 Space launched its first satellite, Heritage, in January 2025 to demonstrate critical subsystems in low-Earth orbit.
K2 Space will supply the main body buses for SES’s meoSphere satellites, and SES will supply the payloads.
SES has multiple payloads on the upcoming K2 Space Gravitas mission.
SES’s meoSphere initiative begins with an order for an initial 28 high-power satellite platforms from K2 Space.
SES will integrate software-defined payloads developed and manufactured in Luxembourg onto K2 Space’s Mega-class buses for meoSphere.
K2 Space’s Gravitas mission will be K2 Space’s first launch.
K2 Space supplies SES with high-power satellite buses for the meoSphere network.
K2 Space will build the high-power satellite platforms for SES’s meoSphere constellation.
SES placed an initial order for 28 satellites from K2 Space for the meoSphere constellation.
Deliveries of the K2 Space satellite buses to SES will start in 2029.
K2 Space’s first Pathfinder mission will launch on SpaceX Transporter 16.
The K2 Space satellite buses purchased by SES are 20-kW buses.
SES has purchased 28 high-power satellite buses from K2 Space.
SES is collaborating with start-up K2 Space to develop a future medium Earth orbit network.
SES is developing meoSphere, a next-generation multi-mission MEO network, in collaboration with New Space partners Impulse Space, Infinite Orbits, and K2 Space.
After the three demo tests, K2 Space will build a fully specified satellite for SES designed to be agile, manoeuvrable, and flexible.
SES and K2 Space will have a strategic collaboration to co-develop future medium Earth orbit (MEO) network infrastructure and technologies.
K2 Space raised $110 million in additional funding a year ago as part of an expansion plan to build lower-cost, higher-capacity spacecraft.
K2 Space raised $110 million in additional funding one year ago as part of an expansion plan to build lower-cost, higher-capacity spacecraft.
K2 Space has a second demo flight for SES expected in 2027 and a third expected in 2028.