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Gravitas Satellite Platform at Luxembourg (SES HQ) / Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA

Large, high-power satellite bus designed for the heavy-lift launch era. First operational unit launched 2026. Supports both commercial and military missions.

Gravitas Satellite Platform by K2 Space · Unverified · Space

Track Gravitas Satellite Platform at Luxembourg (SES HQ) / Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA

SES ordered 28 satellites from K2 Space for meoSphere next-gen MEO network, with pathfinder launch planned from Vandenberg on SpaceX. Payloads built in Luxembourg for integration with K2 satellite bus. Operation targeted by 2030.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Gravitas Satellite Platform at Luxembourg (SES HQ) / Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
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Last updated
2026-08-08
Model
Gravitas Satellite Platform
Company
K2 Space
Location
Luxembourg (SES HQ) / Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
Status
announced
First seen
2026-03-24
ID
39d3def3-6c0a-4eff-8edf-47dbf07ae122

Timeline

  1. Mar 2026
    First recorded
    Gravitas Satellite Platform first documented operating at Luxembourg (SES HQ) / Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: announced
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Gravitas Satellite Platform operates in Luxembourg (SES HQ) / Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.ses.com/news/press-release/ses-taps-k2-space-to-accelerate-nextgen-meo-satellite-network-meosphere
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-08

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-08

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Common questions

What is the Gravitas Satellite Platform deployment at Luxembourg (SES HQ) / Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA?
Gravitas Satellite Platform, built by K2 Space, is recorded as a deployment at Luxembourg (SES HQ) / Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA on the DEPLOY registry. K2 Space operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Gravitas Satellite Platform at Luxembourg (SES HQ) / Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA?
K2 Space, the manufacturer of Gravitas Satellite Platform, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Gravitas Satellite Platform deployment at Luxembourg (SES HQ) / Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting March 24, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Gravitas Satellite Platform deployment at Luxembourg (SES HQ) / Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.
Have there been incidents at the Gravitas Satellite Platform deployment at Luxembourg (SES HQ) / Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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