SpinLaunch just proved that satellites are a lot more sturdy than one would think.
For the test, SpinLaunch partnered with Portland State Universitys open-source CubeSat program, OreSat.
While relatively minimal, these core adjustments ensured the satellites structural compatibility for SpinLaunch, Sandomirsky said.
The SpinLaunch A-33 Suborbital Mass Accelerator in New Mexico.SpinLaunch
Surprisingly, the 1U CubeSat used for the demonstration required a small number of modifications to survive 10,000Gs.
Once the payload reaches stratospheric heights, a propulsion stage takes over to complete the journey to low-Earth orbit.
It almost sounds too good to be true, but thecompany is slowly inching closer to its vision.
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