LeoStella is an American small satellite manufacturer based in Tukwila, Washington, founded in 2018 as a joint venture between the Earth observation company BlackSky and the aerospace manufacturer Thales Alenia Space. The company designs and builds small satellites at its Tukwila production facility, and by mid 2023 it had manufactured and delivered its twentieth satellite. In November 2024 BlackSky acquired full ownership of LeoStella from Thales Alenia Space ahead of the planned launch of the BlackSky Gen-3 satellite constellation.
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Agency TypeSmallsat design and manufacturing company 1 Founded Year HeadquartersTukwila, Washington, United States 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Thales Alenia Space: LeoStella Inaugurates State-of-the-Art Smallsat Production Facility
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Based in Tukwila, Wash.
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Formed in March 2018
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a smallsat design and manufacturing company
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Based in Tukwila, Wash., LeoStella is a joint venture between Thales Alenia Space (TAS) and Spaceflight Industries, founded to meet the growing demand for efficient satellite manufacturing from the increasing number of constellations.
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