{"id":17674,"date":"2020-06-22T17:48:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T09:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/leostella-confirms-delivery-of-blackskys-earth-observation-satellites-for-spacex-launch\/"},"modified":"2020-06-22T17:48:39","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T09:48:39","slug":"leostella-confirms-delivery-of-blackskys-earth-observation-satellites-for-spacex-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/leostella-confirms-delivery-of-blackskys-earth-observation-satellites-for-spacex-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"LeoStella confirms delivery of BlackSky\u2019s Earth observation satellites for SpaceX launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_480830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-480830\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-480830\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LeoStella4-630x420.jpeg\" alt=\"LeoStella satellite for BlackSky\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LeoStella4-630x420.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LeoStella4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LeoStella4-1260x840.jpeg 1260w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/LeoStella4.jpeg 1776w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-480830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In a photo from 2019, LeoStella technicians work on the first satellite to be produced by the Tukwila, Wash.-based joint venture. (GeekWire Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Tukwila, Wash.-based LeoStella cast a spotlight today on the delivery of its first two built-from-scratch satellites for the BlackSky Earth-watching constellation \u2060\u2014 with their launch on a SpaceX rocket set for Thursday.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In a news release, LeoStella said the two 110-pound satellites were delivered to Florida on June 1 in preparation for liftoff from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center. They\u2019ll join four other Global satellites that were built in-house by BlackSky, a subsidiary of Seattle-based Spaceflight Industries, and sent into orbit over the past two years.<\/li>\n<li>BlackSky\u2019s Global satellites are riding to low Earth orbit as secondary payloads through the auspices of SpaceX\u2019s Smallsat Rideshare Program. The primary payload is SpaceX\u2019s 10th batch of Starlink broadband internet satellites, which are built in Redmond, Wash.<\/li>\n<li>LeoStella CEO Mike Hettich said the delivery for BlackSky \u201cmarks another major milestone in LeoStella\u2019s promise of rapid, low-cost, high-performance satellite constellations.\u201d The company, a joint venture between Spaceflight Industries and Thales Alenia Space, has a contract to produce 18 more BlackSky satellites at its Tukwila factory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a photo from 2019, LeoStella technicians work on the first satellite to be produced by the Tukwila, Wash.-based joint venture. (GeekWire Photo) Tukwila, Wash.-based LeoStella cast a spotlight today on the delivery of its first two built-from-scratch satellites for the BlackSky Earth-watching constellation \u2060\u2014 with their launch on a SpaceX rocket set for Thursday. 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