The exact window for the launch - which is set to make Prometheus 2 the first orbital space launch from the UK - will be determined by launch regulators, the company said.
The last rocket completed a full rehearsal on Sunday, October 2. The company said it was came three months after the successful launch of her Straight Up mission.
“This nearly halving of the time required between the company's previous missions, along with a significant reduction in production costs, continues the company's rapid development trend. into a higher working rhythm."
Advantages of horizontal launch &# 8211; where the payload is launched by a rocket in mid-air from an aircraft at a suitable height above a body of water – include these to be less vulnerable to adverse conditions. A modified aircraft can also use existing airport infrastructure, as is the case at Newquay.
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Prometheus-2
Created by Hampshire-based In-Space Missions and co-developed with Airbus Defense and Space, Prometheus-2 is described as a collaboration between the Ministry of Defense and international partners, including the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO).
What is included in the payload of a historic flight?
The Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) miniature space weather instrument suite will be among the satellites aboard the low-Earth orbit (LEO) launch vehicle. ).
The Coordinated Ionospheric Reconstruction Cubesat Experiment (CIRCE) satellite mission consists of two 6U cube satellites that will be launched into near-polar low-Earth orbit in a "string of pearls" configuration (aimed at an altitude of 555 kilometers).
"Once launched from Cornwall Spaceport, CIRCE will improve our understanding of space weather and help us protect critical satellites from the many hazards associated with working in space," Air Vice-Marshal Paul Godfrey, Commander of UK Space Command, previously .
Also in the payload will be the first Omani satellite CubeSat Aman, which has already been successfully prepared for launch (placed in the launcher and passed a series of checks). The Earth observation satellite will be Oman's first space mission.
“The integration of satellites is an important milestone in the plan to send the first Omani spacecraft into space in 2022,” ; Abdulaziz Jaafar, CEO of ECTO, an Omani technology company. "It is extremely exciting to see this first-of-its-kind project in the nation's history unfold, and we look forward to its completion later this year when it is launched into low Earth orbit."
Mojave
On Saturday, July 2, Virgin Orbit completed its fourth satellite delivery mission, which was a night launch from Mojave, California via Cosmic Girl (pictured). , a modified Boeing 747.
At the time, it was seen as a preliminary step before the company's planned launch from Cornwall Spaceport.
Virgin Orbit is a California-based satellite launch company.
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Source: electronicsweekly.com
