NASA-supported SSPICY mission will test satellite inspection technology
NASA says the Otter spacecraft launched Oct. 1 and is scheduled to approach as many as four inactive U.S.-origin objects in low Earth orbit in early 2027.
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- The mission will test autonomous navigation, sensors, electric propulsion and a robotic boom, NASA says.
The demonstration is intended to assess technologies for inspecting and potentially servicing objects in orbit.
NASA says inspections are planned to begin in early 2027.
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NASA describes SSPICY as a technology demonstration involving Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft. The spacecraft is expected to approach up to four inoperable U.S.-origin objects in low Earth orbit and collect information including their spin rate, orientation and surface condition. NASA says the technologies will be tested together as an integrated system.
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NASA-supported SSPICY mission will test satellite inspection technologyNASA
NASA says the Otter spacecraft launched Oct. 1 and is scheduled to approach as many as four inactive U.S.-origin objects in low Earth orbit in early 2027.NASA
The mission will test autonomous navigation, sensors, electric propulsion and a robotic boom, NASA says.NASA
The demonstration is intended to assess technologies for inspecting and potentially servicing objects in orbit.NASA
NASA says inspections are planned to begin in early 2027.NASA
NASA describes SSPICY as a technology demonstration involving Starfish Space’s Otter spacecraft.NASA
The spacecraft is expected to approach up to four inoperable U.S.-origin objects in low Earth orbit and collect information including their spin rate, orientation and surface condition.NASA
NASA says the technologies will be tested together as an integrated system.NASA