Exolaunch, a leading provider of small satellite launch services, has announced its seventh dedicated rideshare mission with SpaceX. The company has integrated over 15 satellites for customers around the world, with the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission scheduled for launch to a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) above 500 km from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in April 2023. This mission will feature a broadening customer base for Exolaunch, with the company set to send over 285 satellites into space.
Exolaunch is honored to be entrusted with the satellites of the Norwegian Space Agency, the Colombian Air Force, and the Kenya Space Agency, as well as student-run organizations Bronco Space at Cal Poly Pomona and the Stanford Student Space Initiative at Stanford University. The company will also fly satellites for well-established customers, including Space Flight Laboratory on behalf of the Norway Space Agency and TÜBITAK UZAY.
Exolaunch has manifested on every Transporter mission since the program’s inception, deploying over 150 microsatellites and CubeSats through the dedicated rideshare program. Transporter-7 is the latest addition to Exolaunch’s streak of ever-more diverse manifests, strengthening its position as a trusted and reliable launch and deployment service provider.
To maximize payload capacity and cost-effectiveness for each customer, Exolaunch uses the EXOport, a flexible multi-satellite adapter tailored to optimally accommodate multiple microsats and CubeSats on a single Falcon 9 port. Customer CubeSats will be launched using the flight-proven EXOpod Nova, which enhances the EXOpod design with superior specifications. Nova increases the allowable satellite mass by up to 30% and the available side panel volume by a factor of 4 compared to traditional CubeSat deployment systems.
Jeanne Allarie, VP Launch at Exolaunch, said: “As always, we are entirely focused on delivering a smooth launch experience for each and every customer. This time around, we were delighted with the opportunity to welcome both well-known and new faces in our brand-new integration facilities in Germany. The entire team is particularly proud of our work with SpaceX on the Transporter program and being able to offer access to space that is unrivalled in its regularity and cost-effectiveness!”
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