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  • Boeing Preps Launch of Stacked Satellites With Electric Propulsion - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Preps Launch of Stacked Satellites With Electric Propulsion

    Boeing has produced a set of 702SP small-platform satellites that will use an all-electric propulsion system when they are launched to space in February as a stacked pair. SpaceX‘s Falcon 9 rocket will carry the ABS-3A and EUTELSAT 115 West B satellites to space together next month, Boeing said Friday. Besides 702SP, the company said it also released the 702MP and 502 […] More

  • Boeing Eyes 1st Launch of Conjoined Satellites With 702SP Pair - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Eyes 1st Launch of Conjoined Satellites With 702SP Pair

    Boeing has stacked two small-platform 702SP satellites that the company will launch early next year under a joint satellite configuration that uses an all-electric propulsion system. The pairing is also part of preparations for the launch of ABS-3A and Eutelsat 115 West B, another set of satellites that does not use chemical propulsion, Boeing said Wednesday. The company’s network and space systems […] More