Telecommunications & Navigation Platforms
SSTL GMP-D
400 - 1000kg Direct Injection Orbit
Ideal for shorter duration missions, the GMP-D is our entry level platform. The low launch mass and SSTL's rapid schedule offers customers cost-effective delivery of small payloads into geostationary orbit, exploiting occasional low cost direct injection launch opportunities.
SSTL's GMP-D platform is also suitable for non-geostationary communications and navigation applications. Its first flight was as GIOVE-A, Europe's first GNSS satellite, launched in 2005 and still operational.
SSTL GMP-T
2000 - 3000kg Transfer Orbit
SSTL is developing a new cost effective telecommunications satellite under the name GMP (Geostationary Minisatellite Platform), currently capable of accommodating payloads of up to 32 transponders requiring up to 3.5kW of power, and being enhanced to accommodate up to 44 transponders / 4.5kW of power.
The GMP-T offers a highly cost-effective solution to your operational needs, combining SSTL's heritage reliability and rapid delivery with flexible payload capacity and launch opportunities. The platform has been designed to maximise capacity and performance and accommodates either industry standard or custom-built payloads.
Key Platform Characteristics
Mission Lifetime
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up to 15 years |
Payload power available
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Up to 4.5kW |
Payload mass accommodation
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Up to 450kg
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Delivery schedule
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24-36 months |
GMP-T datasheet