For the first time in Europe, the German government has entrusted a privately financed European space company with the launch of institutional payloads.
Exolaunch
New fully sustainable orbital transfer vehicles will launch small satellites to custom orbits and remove space debris.
Zeitgeist mission marks new milestone for the company and new space industry.
Company begins launch campaign for US and European customers flying aboard Falcon 9.
Exolaunch will provide launch, mission management, integration and deployment services for the two Omnispace satellites, targetted for launch in 2022.
The new satellite is scheduled to reach the orbit in November, one month after its launch.
Exolaunch is yet to confirm how many microsatellites and cubesats it will send on the SpaceX mission destined for sun-synchronous orbit.