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 by Staff Writers Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 18, 2020
The Wurzburg Center for Telematics, an independent research center in Germany, and Exolaunch, a rideshare launch and deployment solutions provider, announce a launch agreement for a NetSat nanosatellite formation. Under the launch agreement, Exolaunch will coordinate all launcher related activities, including satellite shipment to launch site, integration, and deployment services to the Wurzburg Center for Telematics' satellites on a Soyuz-2 rideshare mission scheduled for launch on September 28th, 2020. NetSat is composed of four 3U cubesats that will pioneer research in formation control. It is set to demonstrate the self-organization of several satellites in three-dimensional space to jointly optimize the configuration for given tasks. This will then open up innovative perspectives for future sensor networks in space, including systems for three-dimensional imaging of the Earth's surface and computer tomography methods for looking inside clouds. All four satellites will be deployed into orbit with the 12U EXOpod, Exolaunch's cubesat deployer that has delivered 80 cubesats into orbit to date. The satellites have been successfully integrated into the EXOpod at Exolaunch facilities in Berlin, Germany, and made their way to the launch site for integration with the Fregat upper stage. "In 2005, a team from Wurzburg successfully launched and operated the first German pico-satellite in orbit. It continuously placed innovative technology demonstration and application missions. Based on that experience, we appreciated the smooth and good cooperation with Exolaunch, despite all complications of the exceptional COVID-19-period" said Klaus Schilling, president of the Center for Telematics. Dmitriy Bogdanov, CEO at Exolaunch, commented further on the upcoming launch plans: "It's great to see such innovations coming from the German aerospace industry. Given the clear trend within the smallsat industry of heading towards larger constellations, this is an important milestone for increasing the capabilities of satellite formations. Exolaunch is proud to work with the Wurzburg Center for Telematics team and we look forward to assisting them in growing their satellite network in the future." The NetSat constellation is a part of a September Soyuz rideshare mission - Exolaunch's seventh mission with Soyuz-2 that is fully manifested by the company. This mission is set to launch numerous commercial payloads carrying cutting edge technologies from Exolaunch's international small satellite customers. Named Wanderlust, Desire To Travel, this rideshare symbolizes both the ever-increasing importance of sustainable access to space for small satellites and the longing for travel that is currently restricted. On the Wanderlust mission, Exolaunch is providing its market-leading separation systems - EXOpod for cubesats and CarboNIX for microsats - as well as its EXObox sequencers, to ensure timely deployment of small satellites into their target orbit. T he company has excellent heritage flying international customers on Soyuz, having launched more than 85 smallsats on Soyuz missions to date. On this mission, Exolaunch will deploy a cluster of 15 smallsats into a sun-synchronous orbit for its customers from Europe, the UAE, Canada, and the USA.
Exolaunch to Deliver SALSAT into Orbit for the Technische Universitat Berlin Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 10, 2020 The Technische Universitat Berlin, a leading German university specializing in space engineering, and Exolaunch, a rideshare launch and deployment solutions provider, announces a launch agreement for the SALSAT nanosatellite. Under the launch agreement, Exolaunch is providing launch, mission management, and integration services for the Technische Universitat Berlin on a Soyuz-2 rideshare mission later this month. SALSAT (Spectrum AnaLysis SATellite), aims to analyze the global spectrum use of S-ba ... read more
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