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LM 400 Satellite Platform

Lockheed Martin Space
LM 400 Satellite Platform

The LM 400 is Lockheed Martin’s most flexible and capable satellite platform with multi-mission capabilities tailored for remote sensing, communications, imaging, and radar. Approximately the volume of an average home refrigerator, the platform accommodates payloads up to 1,100 kg and features exceptional propulsion and optimal operability in LEO, MEO, and GEO. Designed for proliferated network […]

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Mass
1 000 kg
max · bus mass · datasheet p.2
Design lifetime
2 years
min · design life 2 to 15 years · datasheet p.2 15 years max · design life 2 to 15 years
Orbit
LEO
datasheet p.2 MEO  |  GEO
Max payload mass
1 100 kg
max · product page
Power available to payload
14 000 W
max · payload power accommodations, peak · datasheet p.2
Unregulated bus for the payload
100 V
high power (100V) option · datasheet p.2
Propulsion
included
modular propulsion assembly · datasheet p.2

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Maximum payload mass
Up to 1,100 kg
Orbital regimes
LEO, MEO, GEO
Software architecture
SmartSat™ (software-defined)
System architecture
MOSA compliant
Mission types
Remote sensing, communications, imaging, radar

About

The LM 400 is Lockheed Martin’s most flexible and capable satellite platform with multi-mission capabilities tailored for remote sensing, communications, imaging, and radar. Approximately the volume of an average home refrigerator, the platform accommodates payloads up to 1,100 kg and features exceptional propulsion and optimal operability in LEO, MEO, and GEO. Designed for proliferated network constellations and multi-launch configurations, the LM 400 features SmartSat™ software-defined satellite architecture for onboard data processing and conforms to Modular Open Systems Architecture (MOSA). Manufactured at Lockheed Martin’s $350M Gateway Center in Waterton, Colorado.

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