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Swissto12 To Build Inmarsat’s NextGen GEO Smallsats
Inmarsat's new geostationary I-8 satellites, scheduled to launch in 2026, will be built using Swissto12’s HummingSat small satellite platform.
A digital rendering of an Inmarsat-8 satellite in orbit.
Inmarsat's three new I-8 satellites are scheduled to launch in 2026. (Image: Inmarsat)

British satellite communications provider Inmarsat (Booth i82) is planning to launch three eighth-generation satellites in 2026 to help fortify its global L-band network and has contracted Swissto12 to build the new space hardware, the companies announced on the eve of EBACE 2023.

Founded in 2011, Swissto12 is a pioneer in the use of 3D printing technologies to produce next-generation radio frequency solutions, and it holds more than 30 patents. The Renon, Switzerland-based company will use its HummingSat geostationary small satellite platform to develop the I-8 satellites for Inmarsat.

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