Tag: The Aerospace Corp.
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Atmosphere-monitoring satellites will ride on Spaceflight’s new breed of space tug
An artist’s conception shows one of NASA’s LLITED satellites in orbit. (Illustration by The Aerospace Corp.) Seattle-based Spaceflight Inc. says it’s won a contract to handle the launch logistics for a pair of NASA satellites that will study the factors behind atmospheric drag. The twin CubeSats for a mission known as Low-Latitude Ionosphere / Thermosphere…
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Aerospace Corp. lays out ‘Launch Unit’ standard for medium small satellites
The Launch-U standard is designed to apply to satellites bigger than a CubeSat but smaller than an ESPA-class secondary payload. (Aerospace Corp. Photo) LOGAN, Utah — Tiny satellites have their own 4-inch CubeSat standard size, and bigger satellites have a size standard as well. But there’s an awkward gap where no one can agree on exactly…