TAMPA, Fla. — Beyond Gravity has secured a contract to deliver robotic arm thruster pointing mechanisms for the small satellites Swissto12 is building for geostationary orbit.

The multi-axis Appmax 3 arms will be longer than earlier models and feature a wider range of joint movement, Wolfgang Pawlinetz, Beyond Gravity’s vice president of thermal and mechanisms, said Sep. 26.

Deliveries are slated between 2026 and 2027.

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