Momentus Space is a U.S. commercial space company that aims to provide in-space infrastructure services, including transportation, hosted payloads, and in-orbit services. They are developing orbital service vehicles, like Vigoride, powered by a water plasma-based propulsion system, to carry satellites and payloads between different orbits. Momentus is partnering with companies like Solstar Space and Velo3D, and has contracts with organizations like the U.S. Air Force.
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Momentus flew FOSSA Systems on its inaugural Vigoride mission that launched in May 2022.
Momentus requested a Special Temporary Authority to continue operating Vigoride-5's UHF beacon for an additional 14 days to track the vehicle during commissioning and to conduct testing to improve GPS data reception in the beacon signal.
On SpaceX’s Transporter-6 mission launched 2023-01-03, Momentus flew Vigoride-5, its second transfer vehicle carrying one cubesat and one hosted payload.
Momentus Inc. launched its second demonstration flight of the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle aboard the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission today.
Momentus intends to use the Microwave Electrothermal Thruster to offer cost-effective, efficient, safe, and environmentally friendly propulsion for in-space transportation and infrastructure services.
Momentus launched its inaugural Vigoride mission in May 2022.
Momentus deployed eight customer satellites during its May 2022 inaugural mission for FOSSA Systems, Orbit NTNU, and Bronco Space at the California State Polytechnic University.
Momentus’ May 2022 inaugural mission deployed eight customer satellites for FOSSA Systems, Orbit NTNU, and Bronco Space at California State Polytechnic University.
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) launched the second demo flight of the Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle (OSV) to low Earth orbit aboard the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission on 2023-01-03.
Momentus established contact with the Vigoride vehicle on the spacecraft’s first orbital pass after the 2023-01-03 launch.
Momentus launched the company’s inaugural Vigoride mission in May 2022.
Momentus signed its first services agreement with CUAVA earlier in 2023 to fly the CUAVA-2 CubeSat.
Momentus Inc plans to offer transportation and other in-space infrastructure services.
Momentus has an agreement with the Australian Research Council Training Centre for CubeSats, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles, and their Applications (CUAVA) for the transportation of the Waratah Seed WS-1 CubeSat to low-Earth orbit in October 2023.
CUAVA signed two launch contracts with Momentus for both the WS-1 rideshare satellite and the CUAVA-2 CubeSat to go into space in 2023.
Momentus is developing an innovative water plasma-based propulsion system for its in-space transfer and service vehicles.
Momentus plans to support Australia’s first rideshare mission to bring new ideas and technologies to the space economy.
Momentus Inc. has an agreement with the Australian Research Council Training Centre for CubeSats, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles, and their Applications (CUAVA) for the transportation of the Waratah Seed WS-1 CubeSat to low Earth orbit in October 2023.
Momentus signed its first services agreement with CUAVA earlier this year to fly the CUAVA-2 CubeSat.
Momentus signed a contract with CONTEC Co. of the Republic of Korea to provide space transportation services for CONTEC’s JINJUSat-1 cubesat.