By Reuters | Updated: May 3, 2026
TAIPEI, May 3 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Foxconn (2317.TW) said on Sunday its second-generation low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites were launched via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from California, marking the electronics manufacturer’s latest push into space technology.
The company’s PEARL-1A and PEARL-1B satellites entered their intended orbits and will conduct on-orbit missions for five years, it said.
Foxconn said the two satellites are primarily designed to verify payload technologies in the fields of communication and space science.
Reporting by Wen-Yee Lee; Editing by William Maclean and Joe Bavier
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