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Orbital Paradigm's KID capsule transmitted flight data from the Indian PSLV rocket failure on January 12.
Orbital Paradigm, based in Valencia, was founded in 2023 and is developing a reusable capsule called Kestrel with the capability to host payloads of up to 120 kilograms in orbit for up to three months.
Orbital Paradigm plans to move forward with a larger, more advanced demonstrator that it expects to launch in early 2027.
Orbital Paradigm’s KID capsule launched on the PSLV mission.
Orbital Paradigm is developing a new capsule that will be fully recovered, scheduled to launch in early 2027.
Orbital Paradigm considers the KID flight a failure because customer data was scheduled to be transmitted later in the flight and the capsule did not have enough time to complete that before ocean impact.
Orbital Paradigm aims to conduct monthly flights during the 2030s.
Orbital Paradigm plans for the KID to carry payloads of up to 120 kilograms and remain in orbit for up to three months before returning to Earth.
Orbital Paradigm's first reentry flight was considered a success in terms of data transmission despite the failure of PSLV to deliver any customers' spacecraft to their intended destinations.
Orbital Paradigm stated that their device survived and transmitted valuable data despite degraded conditions.
The payload included the KID (Kestrel Initial Demonstrator), a prototype developed by the Spanish startup Orbital Paradigm.
Orbital Paradigm shared a rubric of success detailing five metrics for judging its flight performance.
The next reentry vehicle that Orbital Paradigm is developing will weigh around 150 kg and include a propulsion system from Pangea Propulsion.
The failure of the rocket has disrupted the test of reentry technology for Orbital Paradigm.
Orbital Paradigm collected 190 seconds of flight data from KID during its mission.
Orbital Paradigm has booked its next flight on a SpaceX mission scheduled for April 2027.
Orbital Paradigm is reconstructing the trajectory of the KID capsule.
Orbital Paradigm's Kestrel Initial Demonstrator (KID) survived the PSLV mishap and transmitted reentry data before crash-landing on Earth.
Orbital Paradigm didn't have enough time to collect and transmit all payload data before the PSLV mission ended.
The Kestrel Initial Demonstrator capsule was developed in partnership with Spanish startup Orbital Paradigm.