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Lanteris Space Systems

HQ Palo Alto, CA201-500 employees

Lanteris Space Systems manufactures spacecraft for commercial, civil and national-security missions, including the flight-proven 1300 GEO satellite family. Formerly Maxar Space Systems, it was acquired by Intuitive Machines in January 2026. Its legacy Bay Area manufacturing footprint includes Palo Alto and Mountain View.

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IM 1300 Series

Modular GEO communications spacecraft bus

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IM 500 Series

High-agility spacecraft platform for imaging and government missions

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Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.

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  • Lanteris Palo Alto headquarters (city-level)
    Headquarters · Palo Alto, CA, United States
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  • Chris Johnson

    President

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    Supports System

    “Since 1989, the Lanteris 1300 has set the standard for geostationary communications satellites.”
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    Supports System

    “Six satellites were launched successfully”

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    Crunchbase · Supports Facility, Organization

    “location[0].name: Palo Alto”

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    Intuitive Machines · Jan 13, 2026 · Supports Organization, Role

    “Lanteris Space Systems (“Lanteris”), formerly Maxar Space Systems”

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