Two second-generation satellites developed by Hon Hai has been launched
successfully into orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

The low-Earth orbit satellites PEARL-1A and PEARL-2B have entered their
intended orbits for expected on-orbit mission durations of between one to
three years.

Hon Hai says the PEARL project demonstrates its positioning in the space
industry... its project team accumulated extensive experience from orbital
operations of the first generation mission through receiving stations in
Taiwan and Europe.

The satellites have been primarily designed for payload technology
verification in communication and space science.

The second-generation satellites are equipped with Ka-band inter-satellite
link payloads that enable broadband communication with ground stations, as
well as peer-to-peer link verification between the two satellites.

Hon Hai co-developed the satellites with the National Central University.