![]() Additional information can be found here at About Us.We’re bringing you another installment of our series of articles about SpaceX and their canceled projects. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All NASA sourced material is public domain. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. ![]() The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2023 - Space Media Network. It is the first vertical launch spaceport to be built on the UK mainland and will become Orbex's 'home' spaceport, where the company will launch up to 12 rockets per year for the deployment of satellites into Earth's orbit. In May 2023, Orbex began construction of Sutherland Spaceport (formerly Space Hub Sutherland) on the North coast of Scotland. Despite a challenging landscape for raising capital, Orbex attracted new investors and brought along many of its existing investors into the new round of funding. At the end of 2022, Orbex concluded its Series C funding round, netting the company an additional 40.4 million pounds. Orbex has received widespread interest from satellite manufacturers and has already signed commercial launch contracts with seven customers. We already have a strong position in the emerging European microlauncher market and this cooperation could take us even further commercially." We are clearly very pleased that Arianespace has chosen to work with Orbex. Martin Coates, Orbex CEO: "This collaboration holds a lot of promise for the European launch market and we're excited to see where we can take this. A study by the University of Exeter showed that a single launch of the Orbex Prime rocket will produce up to 96 per cent lower carbon emissions than comparable space launch systems using fossil fuels. ![]() ![]() Orbex Prime is powered by a renewable fuel, bio-propane, which allows the rocket to reduce carbon emissions significantly compared to other similarly sized rockets being developed elsewhere around the world. Prime is a 19-metre long, two-stage rocket designed to transport small satellites weighing up to 180kg into Low Earth Orbit. Light and heavy-lift launch vehicles could jointly support customers in deploying their initial constellations into the required orbital planes, provide precise injections of a smaller number of satellites through dedicated missions, as well as provide replenishment and replacement launches. In particular, it is expected that future collaboration would be particularly beneficial for customers planning small satellite constellations, providing a flexible solution for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) payloads. The agreement aims to increase the joint capabilities and flexibility of both partners' services. Arianespace and Orbex to explore European Launch PartnershipĪrianespace and Orbex, a UK-based provider of small satellite launch services, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to study possible future cooperation to answer its customers' requirements. ![]()
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