Exolaunch Celebrates its 30th Mission with Successful Deployments of 42 Customer Satellites during Transporter-11 with SpaceX

August 19, 2024

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Exolaunch, the global leader in launch mission management, integration, and satellite deployment services, announces the successful deployment of 42 customer satellites aboard the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with SpaceX. Liftoff occurred on Friday, August 16 at 11:56 PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

This mission is particularly special for Exolaunch as it marks the company's 30th launch campaign, bringing its total to over 400 satellites launched for its customers in its first decade of flight heritage. Over the years, Exolaunch has consistently demonstrated its expertise and dedication to advancing access to space for small satellites. This 30th mission milestone continues Exolaunch's participation in all SpaceX Transporter missions since the program's inception and is a testament to the company's unwavering commitment to supporting the global commercial space industry.

For this mission, Exolaunch was contracted by 23 diverse satellite customers from around the globe, including government agencies, commercial enterprises, and academic institutions. The customers for this mission included Aethero Space (USA), Australian ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for CubeSats, UAVs, and Their Applications (Australia), Capella Space (USA), Creotech (Poland), the European Space Agency, Fraunhofer Institute (Germany), Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) via GomSpace (Denmark), HawkEye 360 (USA), Bayanat (UAE) and Yahsat (UAE) via ICEYE (Finland), ICEYE (Finland), Lemu (Chile) and Norwegian University of Science and Technology via Kongsberg NanoAvionics (Lithuania), Loft Orbital (USA), Open Cosmos (UK), Plan-S (Turkey), Portland State Aerospace Society (USA), Pyras Technology (Taiwan), Rapidtek (Taiwan), Sateliot (Spain), Satellogic (Uruguay), Senegal Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI), Hubble Labs via Spire Global (USA), and Unseenlabs (France). Exolaunch also provided its expert integration and deployment services to Planet (USA).

Drawing on over a decade of expertise and more than 400 satellite deployments, Exolaunch offers a comprehensive suite of services, including launch capacity planning, mission coordination, rigorous testing, seamless integration, global logistics, and deployment using their trusted hardware. This Transporter-11 mission featured the use of more than 30 EXOpod Nova containerized deployers and CarboNIX ring-based separation systems, part of Exolaunch's highly reliable and effective suite of satellite separation technologies. Integration of these systems was carried out at Exolaunch's Berlin headquarters and globally, with final preparations completed at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

“We are immensely grateful to our customers for their unwavering trust and confidence in Exolaunch. Their support is the cornerstone of our success and innovation,” remarked Robert Sproles, chief executive officer at Exolaunch. “We also extend our deepest appreciation to SpaceX for their thorough launch preparations. Falcon 9's quick return to the launch pad demonstrates their resilience and steadfast commitment to excellence.”

Jeanne Allarie, chief commercial officer at Exolaunch, added, “We are both proud and humbled to mark our 30th company launch with this mission, having flown over 400 satellites for our global customers since Exolaunch was founded. The successful deployment of these 42 customer satellites on our largest mission this year is not only a significant milestone for Exolaunch, but also exemplifies the exceptional long-standing collaboration we've developed with SpaceX. We eagerly anticipate the continued advancements and expanded access to space that this success represents for the global space community.” 

Source : Exolaunch