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 by Staff Writers Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 15, 2020
Exolaunch, a German rideshare launch and deployment solutions provider, signed a Launch Services Agreement with SpaceX to launch small satellites on a Falcon 9 as part of SpaceX's SmallSat Rideshare Program. Under the launch contract, Exolaunch accommodates multiple microsatellites and cubesats on the first Falcon 9 smallsat-dedicated rideshare mission to sun-synchronous orbit, targeted for launch in December 2020. Exolaunch will provide comprehensive rideshare mission management, deployment and integration services for its customers participating in this launch. Core customers who signed up for this launch through Exolaunch's services will be announced in the coming weeks. "Participation in this SpaceX launch will allow Exolaunch to meet the industry demand for more rideshare options out of the USA, while also helping our customers meet their mission goals on time and on budget," said Jeanne Medvedeva, Commercial Director at Exolaunch. "This first dedicated rideshare launch will mark an important milestone for Exolaunch. We look forward to a smooth launch campaign and are proud to add Falcon 9 to our launch manifest." "Exolaunch needs a simple, reliable and cost-effective rideshare launch solution to best serve their customers. SpaceX is proud to earn their business, and we look forward to working with them on our first dedicated rideshare mission targeted for later this year," said Tom Ochinero, Vice President of Commercial Sales at SpaceX. On this upcoming Falcon 9 mission, Exolaunch will utilize its brand new product, the EXOport, which is a flexible multi-port adapter designed to enable optimal accommodation of microsats and cubesats. The EXOport comes in various configurations and significantly optimizes slot capacity and launch budget for customers. EXOports mount Exolaunch's proprietary separation systems to accommodate multiple payloads on a single Falcon 9 ESPA port. These include the CarboNIX, a shock-free separation system for microsatellites that qualified in space in 2019, and the EXOpod cubesat deployer that was utilized to launch over 80 cubesats and can deploy any cubesat up to 16U. The EXObox sequencer will provide separation signals to multiple payloads to initiate their safe and precise deployment into orbit. To date, Exolaunch has successfully arranged launch campaigns for nearly one hundred small satellites. The company's unique expertise in rideshare launches, separation systems and sequencers - in combination with the brand new EXOport adapters - will naturally complement the industry's game-changing SpaceX's SmallSat Rideshare Program, allowing smallsat developers to benefit from best-in-class launch services, flexible mission management and launch budget optimization.
AAC Clyde Space wins 8 MSEK order for commercial satellite Edinburgh UK (SPX) Apr 06, 2020 AAC Clyde Space has won an 8 MSEK (642 000 pounds) order for a 6U satellite from Orbital Micro Systems (OMS), to be launched as part of the UK Space Launch Programme. The satellite will be included in the company's commercial GEMS program that will deliver accurate and timely weather information to businesses worldwide to improve operational efficiencies and to minimize damage caused by extreme weather. The satellite is scheduled for delivery in April 2021. The order follows the in-orbit success o ... read more
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