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Sierra Nevada Refocusing On Defense Satellites

Monday, April 11th, 2016

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Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is refocusing on the defense market after completing the Orbcomm Second Generation (OG2) constellation, finding that many of the entrepreneurs pushing for new small satellite ventures lack the financial wherewithal to progress with their ideas.SNC is also developing a new small geostationary earth orbit (GEO) satellite platform in hopes of meeting demand in a newer market space. John Roth, vice president of business development for SNC’s space systems division, told sister publication Defense Daily sister publication…

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