Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) has signed a contract with Aarhus University for the transportation and orbital delivery services in late 2024 for the DISCO-II payload.
The university will be flying their DISCO-II payload that is designed to provide climate monitoring. The university’s DISCO-I payload was placed into LEO during the Vigoride-6 mission that launched in April of 2023. DISCO is the Danish Students CubeSat Program.
In addition to rideshare missions, Momentus offers Delta-V delivery for missions requiring precise, custom orbits. The Company also provides hosted payload services and the firm’s M-1000 satellite bus for customized and dedicated missions.
“DISCO-2 will be the most ambitious student CubeSat mission in Denmark to date and students from three universities will be highly involved in all aspects of the mission,” said . “With the successful launch of DISCO-1 earlier this year and DISCO-2 next year, we are looking into a very exciting period for the DISCO program.” — Mads Fredslund Andersen, Telescope and Satellite Manager and leader of the DISCO-2 mission, Aarhus University
“Momentus has deployed 15 satellites over three missions, including the DISCO-1 payload that hosted a series of student experiments. Our rideshare missions enable more organizations to participate in the space economy. We’re happy to support Aarhus University and the DISCO initiative that connects future space and science leaders with access to Low-Earth Orbit.” — Chris Kinman, Chief Commercial Officer, Momentus