Momentus Inc. has signed a contract with FOSSA Programs, a Spanish firm. This provides international low-power web of issues (IoT) connectivity and in-space companies to offer hosted payload companies beginning in 2024. The contract additionally consists of two choices for added hosted payloads.
The hosted payloads will complement FOSSA’s present IoT satellite tv for pc constellation with extra capability and function a expertise demonstrator platform unbiased of future satellite tv for pc launches FOSSA has scheduled for 2024 and 2025.
Hosted payload assist is a core Momentus providing that allows clients to concentrate on their payload’s goal whereas Momentus gives the on-orbit logistics wanted to function the payload. Built-in in Momentus’ hosted payload service providing is the availability of energy, knowledge, communications, and versatile configure-to-order choices equivalent to intersatellite communications, prolonged knowledge storage, ultra-high precision pointing, and edge computing functionality.
“Including to our satellite tv for pc platforms, we glance to broaden our manner of internet hosting communications payloads by leveraging on present launch alternatives, particularly the Vigoride. We look ahead to collaborating as soon as once more with Momentus,” says FOSSA chief govt officer Julian Fernandez.
“Momentus supplied orbital supply companies to FOSSA on the inaugural mission of Vigoride in 2022 and most just lately supplied mission administration and integration assist for the launch of the FOSSASat FEROX satellite tv for pc in June 2023,” says Momentus chief govt officer John Rood. “We’re happy that FOSSA has chosen Momentus once more to assist its rising wants and the innovation they’re bringing to the market. They’re a valued repeat buyer and we’re at all times excited to assist convey their concepts to life on orbit.”
Momentus is presently offering hosted payload companies to Caltech for its House Photo voltaic Energy Demonstrator (SSPD). The SSPD launched on Vigoride-5 in January 2023. Caltech studies that its payload just lately demonstrated its capacity to wirelessly transmit energy in area and to beam detectable energy to Earth. Momentus will proceed to offer hosted payload assist to SSPD over the approaching months because it continues its operations.
Along with the Vigoride Orbital Service Car, Momentus is now additionally providing its M-1000 satellite tv for pc bus which is predicated on space-proven Vigoride. The M-1000 bus provides an benefits to industrial and authorities clients equivalent to its excessive energy as much as 3 kW of peak energy giant payload capability, versatile configuration, velocity from necessities to supply on-orbit, and low value. Momentus has provided the M-1000 satellite tv for pc bus to each industrial constellation suppliers and to US Authorities.
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