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space2 months ago•3 min saved

Starfish Space wins SDA deal to deorbit satellites with on-orbit tug

Starfish Space won a $52.5 million contract from the Space Development Agency to provide deorbiting as a service for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, planning to launch its Otter space tug in 2027 to dock with a non-deorbit-ready PWSA satellite, push it to a lower orbit, and release it for faster reentry, with options to deorbit additional spacecraft; the award signals growing maturity of the satellite-servicing market and complements Starfish’s existing backlog with NASA, the Space Force, and Intelsat/SES.

via SpaceNews|

#deorbiting #otter-space-tug #satellite-servicing

space2 months ago•73 min saved

US Space Force taps Starfish Otter for first-ever satellite disposal contract

The U.S. Space Force awarded Starfish Space a $52.5 million contract to deorbit satellites using the Otter servicing spacecraft—the first end-of-life disposal deal for a large low-Earth orbit constellation. Starfish aims to launch Otter by 2027 to retrieve and dispose of at least one (potentially more) satellites within the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture network, signaling a shift toward affordable, repeatable satellite servicing in orbit.

via Space|

#deorbit #low-earth-orbit #otter

space3 months ago•3 min saved

Starfish and Impulse Achieve Successful Autonomous Satellite Rendezvous on Remora Mission

Two private spacecraft successfully performed an autonomous rendezvous in orbit during the Remora mission, demonstrating advanced proximity operations technology that could enable future satellite servicing and repair missions, developed by Impulse Space and Starfish Space in just nine months.

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#autonomous-rendezvous #impulse-space #private-spacecraft

technology3 months ago•4 min saved

Starfish and Impulse Space Achieve Successful Autonomous Satellite Rendezvous

Starfish Space and Impulse Space successfully demonstrated autonomous spacecraft proximity operations using only a single camera for navigation during the Remora mission, achieving a close approach of about 1,250 meters between two Mira spacecraft, showcasing a simpler and potentially more cost-effective method for spacecraft rendezvous and proximity activities.

via SpaceNews|

#autonomous-proximity-operations #impulse-space #single-camera-navigation