Foxconn Satellites Deployed by Exolaunch
Foxconn Satellites Deployed by Exolaunch
Company Provided Mission Management, Integration Services, Deployment Hardware
The first satellites developed by Taipei, Taiwan-based Hon Hai Technology Group (“Foxconn”) were deployed by Exolaunch following launch aboard the SpaceX Transporter 9 mission Saturday.
“This is a pilot run as proof of concept for our efforts in LEO satellite broadband communications and next-gen, beyond 5G (B5G) capabilities."
Dr. Jen-Ming Wu, Hon Hai Research Institute
The satellites, named PEARL-1H and PEARL-1C, launched on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 via Exolaunch during the Transporter-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Along with end-to-end mission management, integration and deployment services, Exolaunch provided Foxconn with its EXOpod Nova deployer.
"This latest LSA with Foxconn comes at a watershed moment for Exolaunch, as we are broadening our team and capabilities within the launch service industry globally," said Jeanne Allarie, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Exolaunch. "Exolaunch has worked directly with customers over the last ten years listening closely to the needs of cutting-edge satellite industry players. Supporting a company as widely known and depended on as Foxconn is an honor and culmination of this hard work."
“This is a pilot run as proof of concept for our efforts in LEO satellite broadband communications and next-gen, beyond 5G (B5G) capabilities. It is also a great example of collaboration between academia and industry. Exolaunch plays a crucial role in getting our mission to space,” said Dr. Jen-Ming Wu, Director of the Next-generation Communications Research Center at Hon Hai Research Institute.
“In the B5G and new space era, the launch of LEO satellites will become ever more cost-competitive and convenient. Foxconn’s first PEARL is meant to show we will be ready to meet the increase in demand for key components, sub-system, and assembly integration test, driving higher circulation and innovation in the new space industry,” said Jesse Chao Sr. Director, B5G Policy, Corporate Policy at Foxconn.