Aerospacelab US CEO Tina Ghataore with her team in front of the company’s new California facility. (Photo by Aerospacelab)

Aerospacelab’s U.S. ambitions have taken the next step with the opening of its satellite manufacturing facility in Torrance, California. A year ago, Aerospacelab opened its U.S. presence in Palo Alto, and now opens the doors to its first factory designed to address its growing U.S. customer base. The company announced the major milestone, Sept. 5.

The facility has 35,000 square feet of advanced high-bay and cleanroom environments equipped with the latest technology and sustainable practices, capable of producing on average 2 satellites per week on a single shift schedule. Aerospacelab will begin assembly, integration, and test of its satellite system solution for Xona Space Systems in the facility in the fourth quarter.

Aerospacelab builds satellite subsystems and platforms, providing end-to-end solutions, and integrating and testing diverse mission payloads. This expansion is designed to scale and support a wide range of space manufacturing needs within the U.S.

“Now more than ever, there is a need for mission-ready satellite systems to meet today’s complex global challenges. The Aerospacelab facility in greater Los Angeles will boost the local aerospace industry and meet the demands of the U.S. government and military.We will not only ramp up satellite bus production but will be doing full builds and satellite operations for U.S. customers, while building our own units in-house. It’s quite remarkable what this will open doors to,” Tina Ghataore, CEO, of Aerospacelab U.S., said in a statement.