TAMPA, Fla. — Astroscale has completed the critical design review for two cubesats slated to launch next year to help the British military monitor space weather and track objects in low Earth orbit (LEO).
The U. K. Subsidiary of the Japanese on-orbit servicing venture announced the milestone April 8 for the Orpheus mission, which was fully funded last year under a 5.15 million British pound ($7 million) contract from the U.
Andrew Robinson, Dstl space systems program manager, said Orpheus will deliver vital research for the agency while playing a "key role in advancing the U. K. 's ability to design, build and deliver space systems for the future.
