Dawn Aerospace

Building space transportation for a sustainable future. We are designing flight architecture that returns things from space. This includes old satellites and space debris, goods made in space, super materials, scientific research and high-value satellites for servicing and repair.

Created: 2020-08-07

Updated: 2023-09-22

Company - Dawn Aerospace

Founded
Country: 2016; New Zealand

Funding: $25.9M+

Website: https://www.dawnaerospace.com/

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Product/Service - Mk-II Aurora, Mk-III

Classification: Cargo Transportation & Landers

Category: Microgravity Flight Service (Suborbital)
Transport Service (Re-Entry)
Suborbital Testbed

Fields: Reusable
Suborbital

Status: Development

First launch: Not announced

DAWN Mk-II Aurora

Accessing space in a whole new way, the Dawn Mk-II Aurora is designed for multiple flights per day to 100 km and above. Taking off and landing from standard airports, alongside normal aircraft, this vehicle merges the world of rockets and aviation. The Aurora, a sub-scale suborbital vehicle, has been built to demonstrate Dawn’s core technology for daily access to space. It is the latest vehicle of a series that will one day deliver satellites and assets to, and return them from, space. The vehicle’s 3U payload is capable of hosting scientific experiments.

Mk-III

The next vehicle in Dawn’s series, the Mk-III, will be based on this design, but much larger and capable of delivering 250 kg satellites to orbit.

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