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 by Staff Writers Santa Clara CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2020
Momentus and EnduroSat have announced two separate service agreements. The 6U and 1U CubeSats will launch February 2021 on the second Vigoride demo mission onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Shared Platform for Applied Research and Technology Affirmation (SPARTAN) is a 6U CubeSat that will carry a total of seven technology and commercial payloads on a single bus. This agreement marks the pilot new service mission for EnduroSat. By simplifying satellite technology, making it accessible and enabling shared missions in Low Earth orbit, the company aims to empower SMEs, universities and individuals to become active players in exploration and commercialization of space. QMR-KWT is a 1U CubeSat intended to be Kuwait's first nanosatellite. The mission is funded by the Kuwaiti company Orbital Space in partnership with EnduroSat. The educational mission will allow students from around the world to learn more about satellite communications by writing software code to be uploaded and executed on one of the satellite's onboard computers in an out-of-this-world opportunity for students to Code in Space. This service agreement marks the first Middle East customer (indirectly) for Momentus. SPARTAN is the first of several upcoming Shared Satellite Missions, which will open a new chapter for EnduroSat's commercial partners. The Shared Satellite Service includes integration, validation and testing, launch and operations of the satellite and all of the payloads. Direct access to the payload data is instantly available in the cloud via EnduroSat's own Digital Ground Station. Shared Satellite Service in numbers:
+ Average power per Unit: 4 W "We are excited to be working with EnduroSat during this strategically important time," said Mikhail Kokorich, CEO of Momentus. "This marks an expansion for Momentus both in Eastern Europe, and the Middle East, with a company of significant flight heritage." "Our Shared Satellite Service will enable continuous improvement in space operations at a fraction of the current cost. The goal is to provide easy access to space for visionary entrepreneurs, scientists and technologists, helping them drive innovation at the final frontier, said Raycho Raychev, CEO of EnduroSat. "EnduroSat is proud to cooperate on this pilot mission with the team of Momentus, and we look forward to the next missions." A graduate of the prestigious Y Combinator program and based in Santa Clara, California, Momentus announced a $25.5MM Series A raise last year, bringing total funding to nearly $50M. Momentus employs new and proprietary technologies, including water plasma propulsion to enable revolutionary low-cost orbital shuttle and charter services. The prototype of the Vigoride vehicle, "El Camino Real", was launched and tested last year. The first Vigoride test mission is planned for Q4 of 2020 on the SpaceX dedicated rideshare mission.
Loft Orbital awards launch contract to Exolaunch to deliver YAM-3 microsatellite into orbit on Falcon 9 Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 12, 2020 Exolaunch, the leading rideshare launch and deployment solutions provider, has announced a Launch Services Agreement with Loft Orbital, a San Francisco-based company, to deliver Loft Orbital's YAM microsatellite into sun-synchronous orbit on Falcon 9. Under the contract, Exolaunch will deliver mission management, deployment and integration services to Loft Orbital, who operates microsatellites and flies customers' payloads as a service. The launch is targeted for December 2020 and is part of Space ... read more
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