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Terran Orbital Commits To Rapid Satellite Production

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, September 11th, 2023

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Terran Orbital Commits To Rapid Satellite Production

Terran Orbital's new satellite manufacturing space in Irvine, Calif. Photo: Terran Orbital

Satellite provider Terran Orbital [LLAP] last week launched its Responsive Space Initiative that commits to delivering satellite buses to customers within 30 days and compete satellite systems, including integrated payloads, within 60 days. As part of the new initiative, Terran on Monday officially opened a new 60,000 square-foot satellite manufacturing facility in Irvine Calif., expanding the size of its production complex there to 98,000 square-feet. The expansion allows the company to go from building 10 satellites a month to more…

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