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Vyoma Awards Aerospacelab Contract for Second Space Surveillance Satellite
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Vyoma Awards Aerospacelab Contract for Second Space Surveillance Satellite
by Clarence Oxford
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2024

Vyoma has awarded Aerospacelab a contract to build a microsatellite that will carry Vyoma's second Space Situational Awareness (SSA) optical payload, set for launch by the end of 2025. This mission is part of Vyoma's Flamingo constellation, which aims to deliver low-latency, high-fidelity space-based SSA data through a network of 12 satellites.

Under the contract, Aerospacelab will utilize its Versatile Satellite Platform-50 (VSP-50) to host Vyoma's optical payload. Aerospacelab will handle the manufacturing, assembly, integration, and testing for the mission. This includes integrating the payload, preparing the satellite for launch, and managing the early-orbit phase and commissioning once the satellite is in space. This satellite will follow Vyoma's first-generation satellite, scheduled for launch in February 2025.

The second-generation satellite technology will significantly improve our in-orbit space surveillance and tracking operations, to acquire data with unprecedented precision, said Dr. Luisa Buinhas, Chief Program Officer for Vyoma. Overall, our growing surveillance constellation will foster a safer and more secure space environment, empowering intelligence officers and operators to make effective operational decisions.

This contract marks the second commercial use of Aerospacelab's VSP-50 platform, which builds on the success of its VSP-150 model. Aerospacelab operates six VSP-150 satellites, including four launched on SpaceX's Transporter-10 mission, all of which are now fully operational.

Commercial industry will accelerate the deployment of critical space capability, said Benoit Deper, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Aerospacelab. We are one of the most vertically integrated satellite manufacturers able to rapidly produce satellite buses and integrate payloads for a diverse set of missions-it comes down to affordability, timeline and reducing risk. We see more value in the investment for our customers based on satellite platform specifications."

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