QuoteSN Scout Space telescope to hitch a ride on ABL rocketScout Space’s ‘Owlet’ smallsat mission would be the third launch of ABL’s RS1 rocketJune 10, 2024[...]Scout Space, a startup specializing in space domain awareness through in-space observation, announced June 10 it signed a launch services agreement with ABL Space Systems. The agreement is for the launch of Scout’s “Owlet-01” telescope on ABL’s third flight of its RS1 small-satellite launcher scheduled for later this year — contingent on the success of ABL’s forthcoming second launch attempt.[...][Philip Hover-Smoot, CEO of Scout Space]“The market is fairly tight right now,” he said. Scout explored the possibility of booking a ride on a SpaceX Transporter smallsat rideshare, but would have had to wait more than a year for an available slot. ABL, on the other hand, has committed to launching the Owlet mission before the end of the year.“We are realistic about the risks associated with launching on a new vehicle, but we’re confident in ABL,” said Hover-Smoot.[...]
SN Scout Space telescope to hitch a ride on ABL rocketScout Space’s ‘Owlet’ smallsat mission would be the third launch of ABL’s RS1 rocketJune 10, 2024[...]Scout Space, a startup specializing in space domain awareness through in-space observation, announced June 10 it signed a launch services agreement with ABL Space Systems. The agreement is for the launch of Scout’s “Owlet-01” telescope on ABL’s third flight of its RS1 small-satellite launcher scheduled for later this year — contingent on the success of ABL’s forthcoming second launch attempt.[...][Philip Hover-Smoot, CEO of Scout Space]“The market is fairly tight right now,” he said. Scout explored the possibility of booking a ride on a SpaceX Transporter smallsat rideshare, but would have had to wait more than a year for an available slot. ABL, on the other hand, has committed to launching the Owlet mission before the end of the year.“We are realistic about the risks associated with launching on a new vehicle, but we’re confident in ABL,” said Hover-Smoot.[...]
