Today we’re announcing a new partnership with Space Systems/Loral (SSL) / MacDonald, Dettwiler, and Associates, Ltd. (MDA) to build 13 satellites to be launched in 2015 and 2016. This is a watershed moment for us as we look to scale our constellation – once these are up, we’ll be able to revisit any point on Earth three times per day.
 
The satellites, which will weigh roughly 120 kilograms each with dimensions of 60x60x95 centimeters, will be built based on our prototypes, designs and specs. Similar to SkySat-1, the satellites built by SSL will capture sub-meter color imagery and up to 90-second clips of HD video with 30 frames per second.
 
We will continue to prototype new generation systems in-house while leveraging SSL/MDA's production capabilities to deploy our constellation with greater speed and cost efficiency.

To read more about our partnership with SSL/MDA, please click here.