Having built and launched their first satellite Skysat-1 as a proof of concept for their planned series of commercial imaging spacecraft, the US-firm Skybox Imaging has decided to stop manufacturing spacecraft and has instead ordered 13 spacecraft from the Space Systems/Loral, a US-based subsidiary of the Canadian space manufacturer MDA. The 120kg spacecraft designed to image the Earth both via still images and with the ability to take short movie clips. The 24 satellite constellation, when eventually completed, will allow three revisits per day over a ground location. The images will be marketed commercially.
Skybox orders 13 satellites as first tranche of constellation from Space Systems/Loral
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