Tag: Exolaunch
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EQT Makes First Space Sector Bet With Acquisition of Germany’s Exolaunch
The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year. Exolaunch was founded in 2010 as a spinoff of the Technical University of Berlin. The data service dealroom.co estimated the deal value at $339 million, a figure that would reflect the company’s rapid expansion over the last couple of years. Exolaunch specializes in…
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Austrian Startup Tumbleweed Ships First Commercial Satellite Ahead of July Launch
Vienna-based startup Tumbleweed has shipped its first satellite, Oasis Alpha, to launch services provider Exolaunch ahead of a planned launch in July, marking what the company says is Austria’s first fully commercial satellite mission. The milestone comes less than a year after Tumbleweed was founded in 2024, highlighting the company’s goal of simplifying access to…
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SpaceX launches Luxembourg’s NAOS, 7 other rideshare satellites from California
The Luxembourg NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) satellite sits at the top of a rideshare stack ahead of launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Aug. 26, 2025. Image: SpaceX Update Aug. 26, 4:05 p.m. EDT: SpaceX landed its booster and successfully deployed the payloads. SpaceX launched its 37th Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg…
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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket on Transporter-14 smallsat rideshare mission
A collection of 70 payloads manifested onto SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission. Image: SpaceX Update June 23, 2:23 p.m. EDT: SpaceX pushed back the launch time. SpaceX completed its fourth launch of the year as part of its dedicated smallsat rideshare program, which is set to liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Monday. SpaceX…
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French Firm Unseenlabs Plans Falcon 9 Launch for Maritime Surveillance Nanosatellites
French maritime surveillance provider Unseenlabs is set to advance its ambitious satellite constellation with the imminent launch of its 12th and 13th nanosatellites, marking a significant stride towards a real-time vessel tracking system slated for deployment by 2025. German launch services provider Exolaunch will oversee the integration of the BRO-12 and BRO-13 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter)…
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MyRadar Partners with Exolaunch for Weather Satellite Deployment
MyRadar, a weather data company, has forged a launch agreement with Exolaunch, a German CubeSat deployment firm, to deploy weather satellites. These pathfinder satellites, named “HORIS-1” and “HORIS-2,” are set to launch as part of two upcoming SpaceX Transporter rideshare missions. Exolaunch has gained prominence in rideshare missions, particularly on SpaceX’s Transporter missions, deploying over…
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SpaceX Launches Ninth Transporter Mission, Deploying Over 100 Satellites
SpaceX successfully launched its ninth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission, Transporter-9, on November 11, deploying more than 100 satellites. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 1:49 p.m. Eastern, marking another chapter in a program that has stirred mixed reactions within the commercial space sector. The booster, having previously…
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Soyuz launches with 22 satellites
A Russian Soyuz rocket launched Monday from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome with 22 satellites for operators in Russia, Europe, Canada, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates. The Soyuz-2.1b launcher took off from Plesetsk at 1120 GMT (7:20 a.m. EDT; 2:20 p.m. Moscow time) Monday, according to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry.…