Tag: Orbital Transfer Vehicles
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Impulse Space Miras Approach Within 200 Meters in Orbital Rendezvous Demonstration
Two Impulse Space Mira orbital transfer vehicles approached within approximately 200 meters of each other in low Earth orbit during a July 2026 rendezvous and proximity operations demonstration, the California-based company announced September 8. The maneuver involved spacecraft launched on the LEO Express 2 and LEO Express 3 missions and demonstrated controlled orbit matching, close…
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As Satellites Multiply, Does Space Need “Traffic Police”? A Survey of China’s Space Traffic Management Companies
Suppose a satellite receives an alert in the early hours of the morning: in 36 hours, it may pass dangerously close to a defunct rocket fragment. The predicted miss distance is only a few hundred meters. That sounds alarming, but operators cannot immediately fire the thrusters and change orbit. They must first determine whether the…
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Impulse Space Opens Colorado Facility to Support In-Orbit Mobility Spacecraft
Impulse Space has opened a 20,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Louisville, Colorado, expanding its footprint in the state and strengthening the region’s growing space technology cluster. The new site, located at 2000 S. Taylor Ave. in Boulder County, will focus on the development of guidance, navigation and control (GNC) systems for the company’s Mira and Helios…