NASA selects 12 companies for Venture-Class launch contracts
There is a five-year ordering period and a maximum total value of $300m across all contracts.
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There is a five-year ordering period and a maximum total value of $300m across all contracts.
The two prototype satellites - KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 - will serve as a testbed for technologies that Amazon plans to use to offer broadband internet service around the globe.
ABL will utilise its purpose-built launch vehicle (RS1) and deployable ground systems (GS0) for the DIU Responsive Launch II mission.
The agreement will help ABL and Lockheed Martin accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation space systems over the next decade.
ABL is a relatively new space launch company based in California.
The two satellites developed by L2 will be used to test new technology rapidly and support training activities.
The UK Pathfinder launch by Lockheed Martin from the Shetland Space Center in 2022 will use an RS1 rocket from ABL Space Systems.
