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June 24, 2022

LeoStella

Kaplan

LeoStella, a specialized satellite constellation design and manufacturing company, has expanded its leadership team with the addition of Mike Kaplan as vice president of business development. Kaplan will bolster LeoStella's new business and customer efforts. Kaplan brings more than 40 years of experience in the space industry, with positions at both government and private organizations. He has served in senior leadership positions at NASA, Boeing, Raytheon Technologies, Ball Aerospace, Space Systems Loral, and most recently, Belcan. Kaplan's work has involved leading teams in the development of technologies such as spacecraft subsystems, spacecraft buses, planetary landers, and robotic satellite servicers. Kaplan is an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, a member of the AIAA Small Satellite and Space Systems Technical Committees, Space SMART think tank, and a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Based in Tukwila, LeoStella is a joint venture between Thales Alenia Space and BlackSky.




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