Tag: Technology

  • Indian Space Research Organization | PSLV-XL | Proba-3

    Indian Space Research Organization | PSLV-XL | Proba-3

    Proba-3 (Project for On-Board Autonomy 3) is the first close formation flying mission for the European Space Agency (ESA). It consists of two independent, three-axis stabilised spacecraft flying 150 meters from one another with the ability to accurately control the attitude and separation of the two craft. Such formation flying will be maintained for 6…

  • Firefly Aerospace | Firefly Alpha | FLTA006 (Lockheed Martin Demo 1)

    Firefly Aerospace | Firefly Alpha | FLTA006 (Lockheed Martin Demo 1)

    First of up to 25 launches of Low Earth Orbit technology demonstration satellites to be built and operated by Lockheed Martin. Launch operation will also again demonstrate responsive space pre-launch operation capabilities.

  • Relativity Space | Terran 1 | VCLS Demo 2 Mission One

    Relativity Space | Terran 1 | VCLS Demo 2 Mission One

    Payload consists of a single 30 kg NASA payload to be delivered to a 500 km orbit with a 41 degrees inclination.

  • Indian Space Research Organization | PSLV | TDS-01

    Indian Space Research Organization | PSLV | TDS-01

    TDS-01 (Technology Demonstration Satellite-01) is an Indian geostationary orbit technology demonstration satellite carrying payloads for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s Institute of Plasma Research, Gandhinagar and the CSIR-CEERI, Pilani. Payloads to be tested included an internally developed 300 mN electric powered thrusters, atomic clocks, travelling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA) & a quantum…

  • SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | OSAM-2

    SpaceX | Falcon 9 Block 5 | OSAM-2

    OSAM-2 is a mission to demonstrate the ability of small spacecraft to manufacture and assemble spacecraft components in low-Earth orbit. Once it’s positioned in low-Earth orbit, the spacecraft will 3D-print two beams that extend 32 feet (10 meters) out from each side of the spacecraft. As manufacturing progresses, each beam will unfurl two solar arrays…

  • Indian Space Research Organization | PSLV | SPADEX (Space Docking Experiment)

    Indian Space Research Organization | PSLV | SPADEX (Space Docking Experiment)

    SPADEX (Space Docking Experiment) is an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) technology mission to demonstrate autonomous docking between 2 spacecraft in orbit. The mission will involve two spacecraft (Chaser and Target) rendezvous and docking together, plus testing attitude control of the combined spacecraft under docked conditions. The Chaser and Target spacecraft will then be…