Launched a $100m+ joint venture in the UAE with Marlan Space, with Loft Orbital currently constructing a 50,000-sqft facility.
The new firm, Orbitworks, will be based in the UAE and serve as the first private space infrastructure company in the region.
Under this deal, Viasats Ka-band space terminal will be integrated on a Loft spacecraft along with multiple commercial payloads.
To provide earth observation services to all 22 Arab League member countries, Arabsat plans to utilise Loft's space infrastructure platform.
Loft Orbital is currently flying two condosats with buses built by LeoStella and Blue Canyon.
The companies have an ongoing relationship, and Loft Orbital procured buses from LeoStella in 2020.
Totum's satellite communicated with a terrestrial endpoint located in a San Diego office building, demonstrating a miniature omnidirectional antenna.
Loft Orbital will fly S-band antennas from Anywaves on its YAM-3 satellite, launching in June.
