3. Hubble is aiming to launch a third satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter-11 mission this summer and a fourth on Transporter-13.Those four satellites will compose what it called the 'beta constellation,' and pilot customers are starting to turn their integrations on even today.
With the SpaceX Transporter 13-14 launch campaign that will take place in 2025, 4 Taurus satellite systems for smart agricultural applications will be commissioned.
HORIS-1 is scheduled to launch to Low Earth Orbit on the SpaceX Transporter-12 mission. This launch is pivotal in establishing the technological and operational groundwork for the subsequent HORIS constellation. Following this step, HORIS-2 is slated for launch aboard the SpaceX Transporter-13 mission, continuing the pathfinder phase of the project.
SAT-LOA-20240603-00120Albedo-1, 530kg from Albedo Space2.3m tall, so maybe on top?
SAT-LOA-20240603-00120Albedo-1, 530kg from Albedo Space2.3m tall, so maybe on top?530kg wet, 485kg dry, xenon propellantdeploy at 500km and then drop to 320km operational orbit for very high resolution optical imaging
The satellite is planned to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SFB, SLC-4 in March of 2025.
We’ve officially signed a contract with SpaceX for the launch of Albedo’s first satellite! SpaceX will launch our 10 cm visible x 2 meter thermal infrared satellite into Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO) aboard the Transporter-13 Rideshare mission no earlier than February 2025. Yes, that’s the first time we’ve gone on record saying that, and yes, that’s in less than 9 months. Start the countdown timer now because by this time next year, Albedo will already be in orbit capturing imagery.
ABOUT THE PERSEVERANCE FLIGHTPerseverance, the tenth Celestis Earth Rise service will fly from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The personalized individual flight capsules -- containing a symbolic portion of cremated remains or DNA sample -- will experience the elegant dance of weightlessness as it orbits the Earth aboard The Exploration Company’s Nyx orbital recovery vehicle and are returned to Earth for recovery. Celestis will then return each participant's flown flight capsule to the family as a keepsake. This will be Celestis' 25th overall memorial spaceflight since its founding in 1994....Launch Date: Not earlier than February 2025
https://www.celestis.com/launch-schedule/perseverance-flight/QuoteABOUT THE PERSEVERANCE FLIGHTPerseverance, the tenth Celestis Earth Rise service will fly from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The personalized individual flight capsules -- containing a symbolic portion of cremated remains or DNA sample -- will experience the elegant dance of weightlessness as it orbits the Earth aboard The Exploration Company’s Nyx orbital recovery vehicle and are returned to Earth for recovery. Celestis will then return each participant's flown flight capsule to the family as a keepsake. This will be Celestis' 25th overall memorial spaceflight since its founding in 1994....Launch Date: Not earlier than February 2025
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EnduroSat said engineers from Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) are joining the manufacturer’s team in Bulgaria to help make Botsat-1, based on a three-unit (3U) standard cubesat measuring 30 centimeters on each side.Booked on SpaceX’s Transporter-13 rideshare mission slated to launch no earlier than February, Botsat-1 would have a hyperspectral sensor to gather ground composition data to support mining and agriculture businesses in the country.
Botswana’s first satellite, BotSat-1, has achieved a significant milestone as it continues progressing towards its anticipated launch in early 2025. The satellite, currently being developed through a collaboration between EnduroSat, a Bulgarian satellite manufacturer, and the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) engineers, has successfully passed its Assembly, Integration, and Testing (AIT) phase. This milestone follows a comprehensive review of all testing results and a final inspection to ensure the satellite meets all technical and operational requirements.
The Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) has been integrated on a @YorkSpaceSystem S-CLASS bus, a small commercial satellite, which will launch to low-Earth orbit on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-13 for a six-month flight demonstration.
QuoteThe Polylingual Experimental Terminal (PExT) has been integrated on a @YorkSpaceSystem S-CLASS bus, a small commercial satellite, which will launch to low-Earth orbit on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-13 for a six-month flight demonstration.
Spire plans to manufacture, launch, and operate one 6U LEMUR-class satellite to be known as “Sentinel.” The satellite will operate as part of the Spire Constellation, utilizing all the same frequencies and operating parameters as the satellites authorized therein.3 While nearly identicalto the LEMUR-class satellites authorized under the Spire Authorization, Sentinel includes two additional non-standard systems, which account for the increase in form factor: (1) a low light grayscale imager for coarse spatial resolution Earth imaging; and (2) a star camera to increase the pointing control accuracy in support of such optical imaging. These additional payloads support a secondary mission to test and validate a new predictive cyber-analytics and anomaly detection software, intended to secure space assets from future unauthorized intrusion or disruption.Sentinel is manifested on the SpaceX Transporter-13 rideshare mission, currently scheduled for launch no earlier than February 1, 2025. The satellite will be deployed to a nominal altitude of 590 km +/- 20 km.
Astro Digital US, Inc. (“Astro Digital”) requests authority to launch and operate the Frazier satellite in non-geostationary orbit (“NGSO”) to conduct a dragsail demonstration....The Frazier satellite is scheduled for launch in February 2025. Astro Digital proposes to conduct an experimental demonstration of the Spinnaker Dragsail, a passive deorbiting device. The dragsail, composed of thin-membrane deployable structures, significantly increases the satellite's frontal area, thereby enhancing aerodynamic drag and accelerating orbital decay. The experiment aims to validate the effectiveness of this deorbiting technology. An onboard camera will capture images of the dragsail deployment.
Rogue Space Systems Corporation (“Rogue”) has designed a mission to perform a series of test maneuvers that will demonstrate the capabilities of Rogue’s Orbital Test Platform-2 (“OTP-2”) for in-orbit servicing missions. Rogue’s Orbital Test Platforms are being developed to facilitate space sustainability and to address on-orbit satellite servicing needs. Rogue seeks authority to operate OTP-2 from February, 2025 to February, 2027.The OTP-2 spacecraft, an 8U spacecraft, will be deployed by SpaceX’s Transporter 13 launch vehicle at an altitude of approximately 510 km. OTP-2 will conduct maneuvers to demonstrate orbit raising and lowering capabilities and test two disparate experimental thruster systems. OTP-2 will also use onboard cameras to map the local space environment, another in-orbit service the Rogue will provide.
- Mile Space – Firestar Water Ion Thrustero The objective of the Firestar thruster is to test the system in the LEO environment and qualify its thrust, power consumption, pointing accuracy and specific impulse. The thruster uses a novel combination of distilled and boronated water as dual propellent.- IVO – Quantum Drive Propellantless Thrustero The objective of the IVO Quantum Drive is to test the system in the LEO environment and qualify the drive’s ability to provide thrust utilizing proprietary quantum technology with no required propellant.- Forward Edge – Quantum Encryption Communication Deviceo The objectives of the Isidore Quantum payload are to demonstrate the operational feasibility and mission value of a low Space, Weight and Power and cost (SWaP-C), quantum-resistant, cyber resilient, high assurance endpoint encryption device with an embedded real-time machine learning capability to learn the patterns of life, detect anomalies, and initiate an immune system-like response to infrastructure attacks....Thruster 1:Mile Space Firestar Thruster – Experimental Ion Thruster- Estimated Thrust: 20 mN- Estimated ISP: 7200s- Propellent mass: 85g pure water, 80g boronated water- Calculated Delta-V based on above specifications: 1,077 m/sThruster 2:IVO Quantum Drive – Experimental Propellentless thruster- Estimated Thrust: 1.75mN
It’s called the M1.5 and will be demonstrated in space as a hosted payload on D-Orbit’s proprietary OTV ION Satellite Carrier which will go on two SpaceX Transporter missions scheduled for July and October of this year.
