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ExoAnalytic and AGI observations show VeneSat-1 tumbling in an elliptical orbit with a perigee about 50 km above the geosynchronous arc and an apogee roughly 36,300 km.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Mar 23, 2020Venezuela’s flagship communications satellite out of service and tumbling

Perigee Aerospace plans to launch a 50-kilogram payload into orbit in early 2021 or sooner on its follow-on Blue Whale 1 flight.

PlanValue 4.0Oct 23, 2019Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch

Perigee Aerospace intends to eventually launch up to 40 Blue Whale 1 rockets per year.

GrowthPlanValue 4.0Oct 23, 2019Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch

Perigee Aerospace is working with the Australian Space Agency to export its first Blue Whale 1 rocket to Australia.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Oct 23, 2019Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch

After Blue Whale 1, Perigee Aerospace intends to develop a larger vehicle capable of launching 250 to 300 kg to low Earth orbit within two to three years of Blue Whale 1’s maiden launch.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Oct 23, 2019Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch

Perigee Aerospace plans to launch Blue Whale 1 from the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex that Southern Launch is building on Australia’s southern coastline.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Oct 23, 2019Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch

Perigee Aerospace has raised around $12,000,000 from Samsung Venture Investments, LB Investment and others to develop the Blue Whale 1 small launcher.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Oct 23, 2019Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch

Perigee Aerospace is offering Blue Whale 1 launches for $2,000,000 each.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Oct 23, 2019Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch

Perigee Aerospace currently employs 30 people and plans to hire 15 more by the end of the year.

GrowthValue 3.5Oct 23, 2019Backed by Samsung, South Korean startup Perigee aims for 2020 maiden launch

Tiangong-2 performed an engine burn at 10 a.m. on 2019-07-18 to lower the spacecraft’s perigee prior to reentry.

GeneralPlanValue 4.0Jul 19, 2019China’s Tiangong-2 space lab reenters over South Pacific

The ASBM satellites are planned to have elliptical orbits with an apogee of about 43,500 km, a perigee of roughly 8,100 km, and an inclination of 63.4 degrees.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.6Apr 10, 2019Space Norway in final procurement for two highly elliptical orbit satellites

Beresheet performed a post-launch maneuver on 2019-02-24 that raised the perigee of its orbit to 600 km.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Mar 1, 2019SpaceIL back on course for the moon after computer glitch

On 2019-02-24 SpaceIL performed a 30-second main thruster burn that increased Beresheet's Earth orbit perigee to 600 km.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.2Feb 25, 2019SpaceIL lunar lander makes first post-launch maneuvers

The Atlas V 551 configuration raises the perigee and reduces orbital inclination of the transfer orbit to conserve the satellite’s onboard fuel supply.

CapabilityValue 4.0Oct 17, 2018Atlas 5 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral, deploys Air Force satellite
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