NearSpace Launch (NSL), founded in 1994, is a manufacturer of small satellites and communication systems, including CubeSats, ThinSats, and EyeStar radios. NSL offers services like rapid and affordable access to orbit through its TROOP missions and has launched over 100 satellites and 900 systems and subsystems. They collaborate with government agencies like NASA, AFRL, and DARPA, as well as commercial and academic teams. NSL also focuses on education through NearSpace Education, training students in aerospace technology.
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NearSpace Launch’s SPEAR is a three-satellite constellation intended to demonstrate communications and space domain awareness capabilities.
In January 2022, NearSpace Launch launched the Globalstar Experiment and Risk Reduction Satellite on a Virgin Galactic LauncherOne.
NearSpace Launch plans to launch the new Black Box with GPS and sensors in June as part of the Train-Rapid on Orbit Payload F2 mission.
NearSpace Launch, Inc. (NSL) has flown over 700 systems and subsystems into space in the past six years.
NearSpace Launch, Inc. (NSL) is a manufacturer of small satellites.
The 2022-03-15 Astra launch carried a payload by NearSpace Launch that remained attached to the rocket’s upper stage as planned.
EyeStar-S4, developed by NearSpace Launch, was designed to remain attached to the second stage to test intersatellite communications technologies for future satellites.
NearSpace Launch will launch several additional EyeStar-S4 units 2022 in partnership with Spaceflight.
Spaceflight’s mission named Astra-1 was planned to carry three Spaceflight customers, including Portland State Aerospace Society and NearSpace Launch, to a 525 km circular sun-synchronous orbit.
NearSpace Launch’s EyeStar radios provide 24/7 connectivity via satellite-to-satellite connections.
NearSpace Launch has a heritage of 13 FastBus CubeSats, more than 180 EyeStar radios, and 90 ThinSats.
NearSpace Launch Inc.’s EyeStar radios provide 24/7 connectivity via satellite-to-satellite links.
NearSpace Launch Inc. launched a 3U smallsat on Virgin Orbit’s third operational mission on 2022-01-13 alongside six other customers.
Spaceflight Inc. signed new launch agreements with Astrocast, Canon Electronics, Capella Space, GeoJump, HawkEye 360, Orbit Fab, Loft Orbital, NASA, NearSpace Launch Inc. / Inter-Modal Holding LLC, Portland State Aerospace Society, Space Products and Innovation (SPiN), Spacemanic, University of Toronto Aerospace Team, Xona Space Systems, and several undisclosed U.S. government organizations.
Spaceflight has signed new launch agreements with Astrocast, Canon Electronics, Capella Space, GeoJump, HawkEye 360, Orbit Fab, Loft Orbital, NASA, NearSpace Launch Inc., Inter-Modal Holding LLC, Portland State Aerospace Society, Space Products and Innovation (SPiN), Spacemanic, University of Toronto Aerospace Team, Xona Space Systems, and several undisclosed U.S. government organizations.
NearSpace Launch redesigned ThinSats after the first 60 educational ThinSats launched in 2019.
With SBIR funding, NearSpace Launch is building ThinSats for NASA and the U.S. Space Force to serve as technology demonstrators.
NearSpace Launch Inc. (NSL) uses an EyeStar radio system that provides 24/7 connectivity via the Globalstar satellite constellation.
NearSpace Launch Inc. has a heritage of 10 FastBus CubeSats, more than 100 EyeStar radios, and 60 ThinSats and additional subsystems.
Sherpa-FX will include telemetry hosted payloads from Celestis, NearSpace Launch, Space Domain Awareness Inc., and Keplerian Technologies/Tiger Innovations designed to identify and track satellites after separation.