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K2 Space, a startup with SpaceX veterans building monster satellites, raises $50 million

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Los Angeles -based startup K2 Space raised $50 million in new funding as the company works to build monster satellites.

The company expects to launch its first satellite on a demonstration mission later this year .

K2 's Mega class satellite bus is sized to fit in "heavy" and "super heavy" rockets.