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Vigoride-3

retired
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Launched 5/25/2022
Technical Specifications
Verified technical details
Dry Mass
292 kg
Total Mass
412 kg
Power
Unknown
Design Life
Unknown
Stakeholders

Operator

Momentus Space

Manufacturer

Momentus Space
Launch Mission

Transporter-5

5/25/2022

Entity Mentions
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Vigoride-3’s main propulsion system is a microwave electrothermal thruster that had not yet been tested at the time of the report.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceJun 2, 2022

FOSSA Systems’ PocketQube satellites deployed from Vigoride-3 measure five centimeters on a side.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceAug 3, 2022

Momentus launched its first space tug, Vigoride-3, on SpaceX’s Transporter-5 rideshare mission on a Falcon 9 on 2022-05-25.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceJun 2, 2022

Momentus’ Vigoride-3 orbital transfer vehicle launched 2022-05-25 on the SpaceX Transporter-5 rideshare mission.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceJun 14, 2022

Momentus deployed four satellites from the Vigoride-3 tug in July 2022.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceAug 3, 2022

Momentus successfully deployed four additional customer satellites from Vigoride-3 in July 2022.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceAug 2, 2022

Six satellites deployed from Vigoride-3 were PocketQube satellites produced by FOSSA Systems.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceAug 3, 2022

Vigoride-3 deployed two satellites three days after its 2022-05-25 launch on the SpaceX Transporter-5 rideshare mission.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceAug 4, 2022

Momentus launched its inaugural Vigoride mission, Vigoride-3, in May 2022 and deployed eight satellites to orbit from Vigoride and a third-party deployer.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceApr 16, 2023

Momentus launched its inaugural mission in May 2022, which deployed eight customer payloads from the Vigoride-3 vehicle and a third-party deployer.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceMar 9, 2023

Momentus launched its inaugural Vigoride mission, Vigoride-3, in May 2022.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceMay 3, 2023

Momentus launched its inaugural mission, Vigoride-3, in May 2022 and deployed eight satellites to orbit from Vigoride and a third-party deployer.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceMay 4, 2023

Momentus launched its inaugural Vigoride mission, Vigoride-3, in May 2022 and deployed eight satellites to orbit from Vigoride and a third-party deployer.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceMay 9, 2023

Vigoride-3 also delivered a satellite to orbit for CalPoly Pomona using a third-party deployer, for a total of eight satellites deployed from Vigoride-3 and a third-party deployer.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceJul 31, 2023

Vigoride-3 launched in May 2022 and deployed six satellites for FOSSA Space Systems and the SelfieSat satellite for Orbit NTNU from the Vigoride OSV.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceJul 31, 2023

A third-party deployer delivered a satellite to orbit for CalPoly Pomona during the Vigoride-3 mission, bringing the total deployed from Vigoride-3 and the third-party deployer to eight satellites.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceJul 31, 2023

Vigoride-3 launched in May 2022 and deployed six satellites for FOSSA Space Systems and the SelfieSat satellite for Orbit NTNU from Vigoride.

Mentioned as: Vigoride-3SourceJul 31, 2023