{"id":5035,"date":"2025-07-10T09:54:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T01:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/morpheus-space-and-d-orbit-successfully-demo-go-2-propulsion-system\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T09:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T01:54:18","slug":"morpheus-space-and-d-orbit-successfully-demo-go-2-propulsion-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/morpheus-space-and-d-orbit-successfully-demo-go-2-propulsion-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Morpheus Space and D-Orbit Successfully Demo GO-2 Propulsion System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/cover102_638877153880934460.png\" width=\"711\" height=\"379\" alt=\"Morpheus Space and D-Orbit Successfully Demo GO-2 Propulsion System\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/cover102_638877153880934460.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/cover102_638877153880934460.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"711\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"379\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Morpheus Space<\/strong>, a leading provider of in-space mobility solutions, is proud to announce the successful completion of its in-orbit demonstration mission in collaboration with space logistics leader<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>D-Orbit<\/strong>. The mission validated the primary objectives of accuracy and performance of Morpheus&#8217; next-generation electric propulsion system, GO-2.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;This mission represents a major achievement for the&nbsp;<\/em><em>Morpheus<\/em><em>&nbsp;team,&#8221; <strong>said&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Kevin Lausten<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>, CEO of Morpheus Space<\/strong>. &#8220;We set aggressive goals for this demonstration, and I&#8217;m proud to say we achieved them. From thrust characterization to system validation, our&nbsp;<\/em><em>GO-2 unit<\/em><em>&nbsp;delivered.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The following capabilities were successfully validated:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Communication between the host spacecraft and GO-2<\/li>\n<li>Electronics and sensors are reliably working in&nbsp;LEO<\/li>\n<li>Heat up and liquification of metallic propellant, confirming a 35-minute heat-up time<\/li>\n<li>Stable hot standby, with expected low power consumption<\/li>\n<li>Successful ignition of thrusters and generation of ions in space<\/li>\n<li>Accurate individual control of thrusters with sub-second response time<\/li>\n<li>Generation of simple and complex thrust profiles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What is an Electric Propulsion System for Satellites?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>With GO-2 now space-proven, Morpheus Space is ramping up production at its Reloaded Facility, targeting 100 units annually to meet market demand. This marks a major step from validation to full-scale delivery of efficient, reliable electric propulsion for satellite operators worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;From day one, GO-2 was built to redefine the standard for in-space propulsion,&#8221; <strong><\/strong>added <strong><\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Daniel Bock<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>, CTO and Co-Founder of Morpheus Space.<\/strong> &#8220;This mission confirms that vision is now a reality.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Morpheus Space pioneers advanced electric propulsion systems that redefine satellite mobility for congested, contested, and competitive space. Their GO-2 Electric Propulsion System&nbsp;extends satellite lifespans, enhances maneuverability, and ensures safer, more sustainable missions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morpheus Space, a leading provider of in-space mobility solutions, is proud to announce the successful completion of its in-orbit demonstration mission in collaboration with space logistics leader&nbsp;D-Orbit. The mission validated the primary objectives of accuracy and performance of Morpheus&#8217; next-generation electric propulsion system, GO-2. &#8220;This mission represents a major achievement for the&nbsp;Morpheus&nbsp;team,&#8221; said&nbsp;Kevin Lausten, CEO [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,49,20,36],"class_list":["post-5035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-propulsion-systems","tag-satellite","tag-thrusters"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5035"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5035\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}