The US-based company Northrop Grumman has manufactured two satellites for the Arctic broadband mission, which aims to provide Internet connectivity in the Arctic region.
The satellites are scheduled to be launched in mid-July using a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The satellites created on Northrop Grumman's GeoStar-3 platform will provide permanent broadband coverage of the North Pole and high-latitude areas that are currently not served by existing satellite networks.
The ABS-1 and ASTM-2 satellites will operate in highly elliptical polar orbits intersecting at the North Pole, ixbt.com reports.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished
