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Small Satellite Manufacturers LeoStella, Hera Systems Team On SDA’s T2TL

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, August 28th, 2023

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Small Satellite Manufacturers LeoStella, Hera Systems Team On SDA’s T2TL

Photo: Hera Systems

LeoStella and Hera Systems on Monday said they have formed a strategic alliance to manufacture small satellites and highlighted that they submitted a joint bid on the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) program for low-Earth orbit data and communications satellites. For the T2TL effort, if successful, the companies will collaborate on the manufacture of Hera Systems’ Leoness Smart Bus spacecraft platform, which is space-proven. The companies said the partnership leverages LeoStella’s “highly efficient manufacturing capabilities.” LeoStella…

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