Exolaunch is a German-American company that provides launch services, mission management, and deployment solutions for small satellites. As a launch integrator, Exolaunch works with major launch providers like SpaceX and ESA to offer rideshare launch opportunities. They also manufacture their own separation systems (CarboNIX, EXOpod) and are developing orbital transfer vehicles. Exolaunch serves NewSpace companies, research institutions, government organizations, and space agencies, enabling the deployment of smallsats for various applications.
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Exolaunch signed a memorandum of understanding with Virgin Orbit on 2019-04-11 to send satellites into space as early as 2020 on LauncherOne dedicated and rideshare missions.
In 2019 Exolaunch plans to send more than 60 cubesats and microsatellites into space on multiple launch vehicles.
Exolaunch has integrated more than 30 Spire Lemur cubesats on multiple launches with additional integrations planned for 2019.
Exolaunch helped launch four eight-kilogram S-NET communications satellites from the Technical University of Berlin.
Exolaunch will arrange and manage launches in 2019 for at least two Iceye synthetic aperture radar microsatellites.
Exolaunch developed its own line of deployers and separation systems for one- to 16-unit cubesats and for microsatellites in the 15- to 150-kilogram range.
Exolaunch is seeking to begin working with other launch vehicle operators including the Indian Space Research Organization.
Exolaunch signed a contract to pay Momentus more than $6,000,000 to move satellites in low Earth orbit in 2020 with the Vigoride service and to move satellites from low Earth orbit to geosynchronous orbit in 2021 with the Vigoride Extended service.