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'''LuxSpace''' is a [[Europe]]an space systems contractor based in [[Betzdorf, Luxembourg|Betzdorf]] in [[Luxembourg]]. It was founded in November 2004 as a daughter company of [[OHB]] AG, and began operations as a joint venture with [[SES Astra]] in January 2005.<ref>(31 January 2005). "OHB-SES Venture Targets Space, Defense Markets", ''Space News'' '''16''' (4): 13.</ref> |
'''LuxSpace''' is a [[Europe]]an space systems contractor based in [[Betzdorf, Luxembourg|Betzdorf]] in [[Luxembourg]]. It was founded in November 2004 as a daughter company of [[OHB]] AG, and began operations as a joint venture with [[SES Astra]] in January 2005.<ref>(31 January 2005). "OHB-SES Venture Targets Space, Defense Markets", ''Space News'' '''16''' (4): 13.</ref> |
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On 23 September 2009 the '''PathFinder2A''' (aka '''Rubin-9.1''', '''AIS-Pathfinder 2''') payload aboard the Rubin-9 satellite (COSPAR 2009-051F; the '''Rubin-9''' "satellite" was actually the upper stage of the carrier rocket that the payloads were solidly bolted onto; after the rocket had finished its mission with the primary payload, the upper stage remained in space and became "satellite" Rubin-9) was launched by a [[PSLV-CA]] rocket. This was LuxSpace's first orbital operation. The satellite carried another payload ([[Rubin 9.2]]) by [[OHB-System]].<ref>https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/rubin-9-ais.htm</ref> |
On 23 September 2009 the '''PathFinder2A''' (aka '''Rubin-9.1''', '''AIS-Pathfinder 2''') payload aboard the Rubin-9 satellite (COSPAR 2009-051F; the '''Rubin-9''' "satellite" was actually the upper stage of the carrier rocket that the payloads were solidly bolted onto; after the rocket had finished its mission with the primary payload, the upper stage remained in space and became "satellite" Rubin-9) was launched by a [[PSLV-CA]] rocket. This was LuxSpace's first orbital operation. The satellite carried another payload ([[Rubin 9.2]]) by [[OHB-System]].<ref>https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/rubin-9-ais.htm</ref> As of 2019, both payloads (and thus the whole satellite) are non-operational<ref name=InTheSky>{{Cite web|url=https://in-the-sky.org/spacecraft.php?id=35936|title=RUBIN 9.1 & RUBIN 9.2 - In-The-Sky.org|last=Ford|first=Dominic|website=in-the-sky.org|language=en|access-date=2019-05-01}}</ref>. |
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The company's first own, independent (no shared payload by another company) satellite [[VesselSat-1]] (which was a bona fide satellite) was launched on October 12, 2011 as part of the GapFiller program;<ref>Lakshmana, LK (12 October 2011). "[http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AndhraPradesh/India-joins-space-big-league/Article1-756349.aspx India joins space big league] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121035515/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AndhraPradesh/India-joins-space-big-league/Article1-756349.aspx |date=2012-01-21 }}", ''[[Hindustan Times]]''. Retrieved 26 January 2012.</ref> followed by its twin [[VesselSat-2]] on January 9, 2012. |
The company's first own, independent (no shared payload by another company) satellite [[VesselSat-1]] (which was a bona fide satellite) was launched on October 12, 2011 as part of the GapFiller program;<ref>Lakshmana, LK (12 October 2011). "[http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AndhraPradesh/India-joins-space-big-league/Article1-756349.aspx India joins space big league] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121035515/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/AndhraPradesh/India-joins-space-big-league/Article1-756349.aspx |date=2012-01-21 }}", ''[[Hindustan Times]]''. Retrieved 26 January 2012.</ref> followed by its twin [[VesselSat-2]] on January 9, 2012. |
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Revision as of 13:32, 15 October 2019
LuxSpace is a European space systems contractor based in Betzdorf in Luxembourg. It was founded in November 2004 as a daughter company of OHB AG, and began operations as a joint venture with SES Astra in January 2005.[1]
On 23 September 2009 the PathFinder2A (aka Rubin-9.1, AIS-Pathfinder 2) payload aboard the Rubin-9 satellite (COSPAR 2009-051F; the Rubin-9 "satellite" was actually the upper stage of the carrier rocket that the payloads were solidly bolted onto; after the rocket had finished its mission with the primary payload, the upper stage remained in space and became "satellite" Rubin-9) was launched by a PSLV-CA rocket. This was LuxSpace's first orbital operation. The satellite carried another payload (Rubin 9.2) by OHB-System.[2] As of 2019, both payloads (and thus the whole satellite) are non-operational[3].
The company's first own, independent (no shared payload by another company) satellite VesselSat-1 (which was a bona fide satellite) was launched on October 12, 2011 as part of the GapFiller program;[4] followed by its twin VesselSat-2 on January 9, 2012.
References
- ^ (31 January 2005). "OHB-SES Venture Targets Space, Defense Markets", Space News 16 (4): 13.
- ^ https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/rubin-9-ais.htm
- ^ Ford, Dominic. "RUBIN 9.1 & RUBIN 9.2 - In-The-Sky.org". in-the-sky.org. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ Lakshmana, LK (12 October 2011). "India joins space big league Archived 2012-01-21 at the Wayback Machine", Hindustan Times. Retrieved 26 January 2012.