Company - Exotrail
Product/Service - SpaceVan, spacedrop
- Classification
- In-Space Transportation
- Category
- Space Tug
In-Space Logistics
Orbital Transportation
- Fields
- In-Space Transportation
Transport Service (In-Space)
Transport Service (LEO-GEO)
- Status
- Demonstrated
- First launch
- 2023
- Partners
- NanoAvionics
Our first mission SpaceVan™ - 001 flies onboard Transporter 9 mission from SpaceX in October 2023.
- The geostationary (GEO) version of the vehicle is projected to launch in 2026.
- The GEO SpaceVan is designed to deliver up to 150 kilograms to GEO from GTO in less than six months.
Status Comment / Notes
Exotrail SpaceVan 001 launched in 2023-11-11 on Transporter-9. The spacecraft platform has been built by NanoAvionics. It is operational.
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News, Research, Projects and Patents
| Title | Type | Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exotrail signs a contract with the French Space Agency to develop on-orbit transportation services | News | 2020-06-25 | > Exotrail and CNES have signed a development contract under which we will kick-start the development of our on-orbit transportation vehicle (the Space Van™). |
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