The sixth mission of the smallsat rideshare program is expected to take place tomorrow morning. While the rocket company is now an old hand at launches, Transporter6 is a milestone for a few space startups.
A few of the startup companies include Launcher, which is conducting its first space tug mission, and Magdrive, which is demonstrating technology for the first time.
The company realized that there was a big market opportunity after the launch of the rideshare program by the company. 10 different customers will be served by the tug called Orbiter. The company is working on a small launch vehicle.
Haot said that space tugs are filling a market segment for customers who want to pay less than a dedicated rocket launch.
He said that there is always a need for a dedicated rocket if you need a specific orbit at a higher price, and that the space tug helps make these flights more useful.
There are other companies that have an interest in the space tug market. There will be a tug on Transporter 6 for the first time. Momentus is one of the space services companies that will deploy or host satellites for this mission.
Even though the space tug market is crowded with players, the ultimate winners are not decided.
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It appears that a lot of companies are building space tugs. He said that no one has yet shown a big transfer capability that is useful to satellite companies.
Magdrive will be going to space for the first time for a technology demonstration. The prototype will draw in power from onboard solar panels, store it, and discharge it at different power levels.
Magdrive will aim to try as many charge and discharge options as possible in order to get as much data as possible.
The transporter is going to take-off from the space force station. The fifteenth flight of the booster will be called B1060 Satellites for Planet Labs and other customers will be carried by Transporter 6.
There will be a live stream on the website.
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