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Exotrail will fly its spacevan transfer vehicle as a secondary payload on an Ariane 6 launch to geostationary orbit scheduled for the second half of 2026.
Exotrail aims to open new possibilities for smaller satellites needing to reach the geostationary arc.
Arianespace contracted the launch of Exotrail’s spacevan aboard a heavy-lift Ariane 64 rocket on 2024-11-19.
The launch of Exotrail’s spacevan will take place from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana in the second half of 2026.
Exotrail deployed a first satellite from its spacevan in February 2024 following a launch on a SpaceX Transporter mission in 2023-11-01.
Exotrail’s spacevan is the geostationary version of the company’s Orbital Transfer Vehicle designed to transport and deploy other satellites into specific orbits.
Exotrail’s geostationary spacevan is scheduled to launch on Ariane 6 in 2026.
Veoware was the second customer on Exotrail’s inaugural mission and will test its hardware aboard the platform using Exotrail’s hosted payload service spacehost.
Exotrail’s delivery mission was launched in November 2023 aboard SpaceX’s Transporter 9 mission.
Exotrail completed a first last-mile satellite delivery on 2024-02-28 using its spacedrop service.
Exotrail completed the contract-to-launch timeline for the EXO-0 delivery in six months.
Exotrail deployed an 8U satellite named EXO-0 that was manufactured by Endurosat and carried a payload from Airbus Defence and Space.
Exotrail’s spacevan™ mission that released EXO-0 had been launched in November 2023 aboard SpaceX Transporter 9.
spacehost™ is Exotrail’s hosted payload service for testing customer hardware aboard the platform.
Veoware is the second customer on Exotrail’s inaugural mission and will test its hardware aboard the platform using Exotrail’s hosted payload service spacehost™.
Exotrail plans to continue operating spacevan-001, including testing of the spacecraft itself.
Exotrail is developing a version of its tug to enable small satellites to reach geostationary orbit and expects a first launch of that vehicle as soon as 2026.
Exotrail successfully deployed a satellite from its first spacevan orbital transfer vehicle on 2025-02-28.
The Exotrail GEO SpaceVan platform is tailored to meet the needs of small satellites transiting from geostationary transfer orbit to geostationary orbit and to serve requirements of the U.S. Space Force and other DoD agencies.
The Exotrail GEO SpaceVan is designed to deliver up to 150 kg to geostationary orbit from geostationary transfer orbit in less than six months.