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On a second port on the launch vehicle on 2022-05-25, Momentus used third-party hardware from a partner company to deploy another customer satellite in orbit.
Momentus has continued efforts to deploy other customer satellites from Vigoride but has not confirmed any subsequent deployments after 2022-05-28.
Momentus Inc. provided a third Mission Update since the launch of the Vigoride-3 spacecraft on 2022-05-25.
The FCC approved a 30-day Special Temporary Authority for Momentus on 2022-06-09.
Momentus obtained a special temporary authority from the Federal Communications Commission to use an unplanned frequency to assist in resolving Vigoride-3 communication problems.
Momentus requested permission to operate Vigoride-3 at the actual operating frequencies for 30 days while working to set the spacecraft to the originally authorized frequencies.
Momentus launched its first space tug, Vigoride-3, on SpaceX’s Transporter-5 rideshare mission on a Falcon 9 on 2022-05-25.
Momentus determined the communications equipment on Vigoride-3 is erroneously operating on center frequencies of 2,067.5 megahertz (uplink) and 8,250 megahertz (downlink).
Momentus deployed two satellites from Vigoride-3 that were both from FOSSA Systems.
SCOUT's navigation capabilities are being adopted by Orbit Fab and Momentus, with considerations from additional commercial and Defense users.
FOSSA Systems is a customer on Momentus’s first Vigoride flight and is deploying multiple smallsats as part of a constellation to provide global real-time Internet of Things connectivity for industrial applications.
Momentus has secured all regulatory approvals for its first mission set to launch later 2022-05.
Momentus is developing a Microwave Electrothermal Thruster that uses water as a propellant.
On 2022-03-08, Momentus had a tight schedule to get the Vigoride 3 tug ready for a launch then scheduled for June, contingent on payload approvals and completing work on the spacecraft.
On 2022-05-06, Momentus delivered mission hardware to Cape Canaveral for integration onto the Falcon 9 for the Transporter-5 launch.
Momentus acquired a payload dispenser from another company that will fly on Transporter-5 carrying a cubesat from a student group at Cal Poly Pomona and four other unnamed payloads.
Momentus anticipates flying its first Vigoride vehicle to Low Earth Orbit on a third-party launch provider as early as May 2022.
Momentus received license updates from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to use the onboard cameras of the Vigoride spacecraft.
During the inaugural mission, Momentus plans to take customer payloads to orbit and generate a small amount of revenue.
Momentus is developing a water plasma-based propulsion system for its planned in-space transfer and service vehicles.