News Summary

• K2 Space has packed its satellite Gravitas into a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket expected to launch as soon as the end of this month.
• Gravitas has a mass of two metric tons, with a 40 meter wingspan when its solar panels are unfolded.
• The point of the big satellite is big power: Gravitas is capable of producing 20 kW of electricity for use by payloads like powerful sensors, transceivers, and computers.
• K2 has raised $450 million to make that vision a reality, and was valued at $3 billion by its investors in December 2025.