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Otter Pup

retired
Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 2023-084BLaunched 6/12/2023
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Transporter-8
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9 FT5
Launch Date
6/12/2023
Last Contact
5/22/2024
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
524 km
Inclination
97.52 deg
Dry Mass
50 kg
Total Mass
50 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Technology Demonstration
Payload Category
TECH
Payload Class
B
Organizations
Operator
Starfish Space
Manufacturer
Starfish Space
Registry
COSPAR ID
2023-084B
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1146
Track
Mentions
15
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Starfish Space launched the Otter Pup demonstration mission in June 2023.

PlanValue 4.0Jun 26, 2024Intelsat, Starfish Space Reach Deal for Satellite Servicing Mission

Starfish Space launched a demonstration Otter Pup mission in low Earth orbit in 2023, but the mission suffered an anomaly and was not successfully completed.

Plan
Capability
General
Value 3.8
May 20, 2024
Starfish Space lands $37.5 million Space Force contract for on-orbit servicing vehicle

Redwire Space provided the camera system used by Otter Pup to capture images of ION-SCV006.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0May 8, 2024Starfish Space executes rendezvous as close as 1km. between Otter Pup and D-Orbit’s ION

LeoLabs provided on-orbit state data support for the Otter Pup–ION-SCV006 rendezvous operation.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0May 8, 2024Starfish Space executes rendezvous as close as 1km. between Otter Pup and D-Orbit’s ION

Starfish planned to test Cephalopod on its microwave-sized demonstrator Otter Pup after launching with an SN3 space tug from Launcher on a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission in June.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Aug 8, 2023Starfish Space wins Air Force contract to develop satellite guidance software

Starfish plans to follow Otter Pup with full-scale Otter spacecraft that are bigger than a mini-fridge and designed to extend the operational life of a satellite in geostationary orbit once docked.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Aug 8, 2023Starfish Space wins Air Force contract to develop satellite guidance software

Otter Pup is a technology demonstration spacecraft developed by Starfish Space that was deployed from Orbiter SN3.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jun 23, 2023Second Orbiter transfer vehicle malfunctions

Redwire partnered with Starfish Space to provide Redwire’s ARGUS space domain awareness camera for Starfish Space’s Otter Pup satellite docking mission.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.7Feb 27, 2023Redwire Partners With Starfish Space for Otter Pup Satellite Docking Mission

Redwire Corporation partnered with Starfish Space to provide Redwire’s ARGUS space domain awareness camera for Starfish Space’s Otter Pup satellite docking mission.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.6Feb 21, 2023Redwire partners with Starfish Space for Otter Pup satellite docking mission + SDA demo mission

Launcher provides the Orbiter OTV that will both deliver Otter Pup to its initial altitude and serve as the docking target.

CapabilityValue 3.0Feb 7, 2023Starfish Space to perform LEO satellite docking using electric propulsion

Exotrail provides the electric propulsion thruster for the Otter Pup mission.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 7, 2023Starfish Space to perform LEO satellite docking using electric propulsion

Starfish Space’s Otter Pup satellite will launch in the summer of 2023.

PlanValue 3.0Feb 7, 2023Starfish Space to perform LEO satellite docking using electric propulsion

The full Otter Pup satellite is scheduled to be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter 8 mission expected in June 2023.

PlanValue 4.0Feb 7, 2023Starfish Space to perform LEO satellite docking using electric propulsion

Astro Digital manufactures the Otter Pup satellite bus for Starfish Space.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Feb 7, 2023Starfish Space to perform LEO satellite docking using electric propulsion

Starfish Space aims to perform the Otter Pup docking mission at roughly 5% of the cost of any similar mission in history.

FinancialPlanValue 3.5Feb 7, 2023Starfish Space to perform LEO satellite docking using electric propulsion