Sequence
Each mission adds one new problem. Demo-1 is sensors. Demo-2 is radio and camera. OrcaSat-1 is orbit. Don't mix those on the first flight.
6
Missions
Demo-1
In build
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Avionics
Tampa
Florida
Program
OrcaSat
Four missions in the committed program. Two more behind gates. Later work doesn’t start until the previous flight returns data.
Demo-1 · carrier
Andromeda.
Medium-power. AeroTech G80-7T, about 1,700 ft and 250 mph. Apogee sweet-spot around 260 g. Demo-1 flies a Ø40 mm sensor stack in the bay.
Approach
How we work
Cost
A failed Demo-1 costs a few hundred dollars. A failed OrcaSat-1 costs tens of thousands and two years. Suborbital flights exist to find problems while they're still cheap.
Gates
Committed work stops at OrcaSat-2. OrcaSat-3 and -4 stay research until a named gate opens. No launch dates for anything we haven't contracted.
Status
Current work
Demo-1 is in build. Demo-2 is planned. OrcaSat-1 is in design.
Avionics
KEEL
On-board computer, power, and camera. Flies on OrcaSat-1. Later missions keep the same stack and change what they have to.
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