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Contract placed with ISISPACE to build and support Kleos’ third mission – Polar Patrol Mission – four satellites scheduled for end of 2021 launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9
ISISPACE to provide a turn-key solution from satellite design and build through to launch and Early Orbit phase support
Polar Vigilance Mission second satellite cluster of four satellites expected at launch site week commencing 31st May
ISISPACE Contract includes potential for a further three clusters of four satellites in 2022
Kleos Space S.A (ASX:KSS, Frankfurt:KS1), a space-powered Radio Frequency Reconnaissance data-as-a-service (DaaS) company, has signed a contract with Innovative Solutions in Space B.V. (ISISPACE) to build and support its third satellite cluster of four satellites, the Polar Patrol Mission (KSF2), scheduled to launch at the end of 2021 onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9.
Arsat has signed an agreement with Telesat to support its transfer orbit support services, and it’s Benavidez Ground Station successfully supported Telesat’s work in the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) of the Japanese satellite launched on Nov. 29. The Argentine satellite operator announced in December that it was contracted by Telesat to integrate its LEOP network around the globe among four other ground stations.
For the Nov. 29 launch, the Benavidez Ground Station was the first tracking antenna to acquire signal of the Melco JDRS-1 satellite after it separated from
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-2 rocket. The operator sent the first commands via the Arsat antenna and received telemetry from Arsat, and confirmed the satellite was in good health. Transfer orbit services lasted for four days.