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LeoStella won business from other companies such as Loft Orbital and sought to enter defense markets.
LeoStella unveiled the LS300, its largest satellite to date, which can reach 500 kg including payload.
Tim Kienberger will lead LeoStella in developing new products and refining manufacturing techniques to meet increasing demand for small satellites.
LeoStella was under contract to build a bus for a Loft Orbital satellite that Loft plans to deploy in the first half of 2022.
LeoStella built the bus for Loft Orbital’s YAM-5 satellite, which plans to launch in the second quarter of 2022.
Loft Orbital ordered multiple LEO-100 buses from LeoStella in a 2022-01-06 announcement following a funding round in which Loft Orbital raised $140,000,000 led by BlackRock.
LeoStella can currently produce 40 satellites per year and designed its factory floor space so it can increase capacity to 200 satellites per year.