Exolaunch has signed a multi-launch agreement (MLA) to deploy Muon Space’s first three constellation satellites during SpaceX Transporter missions. Muon Space’s first satellite, MuSat-1, was launched in June via Exolaunch on SpaceX’s Transporter-8 mission from Vandenberg SFB in California.
The successful deployment of MuSat-1 was the first step toward the development of Muon Space’s Climate Constellation, which will use a new generation of sensors to monitor Earth’s climate and ecosystems. MuSat-2 and MuSat-3 are close behind – establishing a regular launch cadence to enable a growing constellation for climate intelligence data.
Muon Space selected Exolaunch for that firm’s vast expertise on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and for their rapidly growing flight heritage, which now counts more than 320 launched satellites. Under this MLA, Exolaunch will provide turnkey launch and deployment solutions for Muon Space’s satellites, as well as the CarboNIX smallsat separation system through 2024. With a flight heritage of nearly 70 satellites deployed across 14 missions, and a patented, low-shock design, CarboNIX has become the choice for Exolaunch customers launching smallsats on Falcon 9 and has helped Exolaunch to secure multiple, new, launch agreements.
Transporter-8’s success marked the first milestone in this MLA and represented a significant achievement for the companies, with Muon Space celebrating their first satellite on-orbit and Exolaunch celebrating their 300th satellite deployed on the mission.
“The experience and reliability of the Exolaunch team ensured an issue-free first launch campaign, allowing our team at Muon Space to focus on our core mission objectives instead of launch logistics and separation systems. We look forward to continued collaboration with Exolaunch and SpaceX to launch and deploying our climate data monitoring constellation.” — Reuben Rohrschneider, Chief Mission Architect and Co-Founder, Muon Space
“We are proud and grateful that Muon Space entrusted Exolaunch with separation services for these critical constellation-building launches. It’s a pleasure to work with a team of such distinguished space industry veterans, and we are honored to help them turn their vision into a ‘separation confirmed’. Muon Space can fully rely on regular and on-schedule launches thanks to the SpaceX’s Transporter program when planning their ambitious missions and tackling global challenges from space.” — Jeanne Allarie, VP Launch, Exolaunch