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Dec 9, 2021
We’re closing out 2021 with a flurry of launches. After signing a multi-launch agreement to launch BlackSky satellites at the beginning of the year, Spaceflight supported three successive launches for the provider of real-time geospatial intelligence in the past 30 days:
But we’re not done yet!
At the end of December, we’re planning to launch a CubeSat, GT-1 from Georgia Tech, on our MDS-1 mission. This marks our first mission with Mitsui Deployment Service (MDS), with spacecraft deploying from the International Space Station (ISS) via Japanese Exploration Module (JEM), Kibo. GT-1 will head to space aboard the Cargo Dragon for CRS-24, as part of an ISS resupply mission. Once aboard the ISS, the astronauts will load the deployer into the JEM and the satellites will be deployed using a robotic arm on the ISS. That’s a fun ride for the powerful little CubeSat!
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Download free sample pagesThese year-end successive launches will bring the total number of payloads managed and launched by Spaceflight to 79, across 11 missions which flew 3 Sherpa OTVs, for the year.
And with several more launches teed up and ready to fly in January, we’re off to an exciting 2022!