https://spacewatch.global/tag/aurorasat-1/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 19 Aug 2021 06:00:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/aurorasat-1/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2021/08/rocket-lab-shares-a-ride-with-scottish-alba-orbital/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 06:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=35213 Rocket Lab announced it has signed a rideshare agreement with Scottish PocketQube satellite manufacturer, Alba Orbital. Rocket Lab’s Electron will deploy four pico-satellites designed for innovative radio and night-time Earth observation. The cluster includes Alba Orbital’s Unicorn-2 PocketQube satellites, as well as the TRSI-2, TRSI-3, and MyRadar-1 satellites for the company’s customers.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/08/rocket-lab-launching-finnish-satellite-to-test-space-junk-removal-technologies/ Tue, 17 Aug 2021 06:00:32 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=35152 Rocket Lab announced the launch of AuroraSat-1 on board of their Electron rocket to test space junk removal technologies for Aurora Propulsion Technologies. The satellite will be deployed to LEO to demonstrate the company’s propulsion devices and plasma brakes. The Finnish CubeSat will validate the water-based propellant, and mobility control of its Resistojets. ]]>