We are launching the first reusable space-tug, and connecting every point in space.
Created: 2020-01-09
Updated: 2024-01-13
Company - Epic Aerospace
Product/Service - Chimera
- Classification
- In-Space Transportation
- Category
- Space Tug
In-Space Logistics
- Fields
- In-Space Transportation
Transport Service (In-Space)
Transport Service (LEO-GEO)
- Status
- Development, Launched
- First launch
- 2023
Status Comment / Notes
- The spacecraft was successfully launched to orbit onboard the Transporter 6 Mission, marking a large number of milestones up until that point.
- These include building, qualifying, and flying a large, easy-to-manufacture structure that is designed specifically for multi-satellite capabilities, as well as a brand-new propulsion system built entirely by EPIC.
Note: the Chimera LEO 1 object is not identified on Space-Track as of July 2023 and there have been no news about establishing contact after the launch. Thus it is very likely that the spacecraft did not work in orbit.
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