SEP 27 2017
Thai start-up mu Space has entered an agreement with
US-based spaceflight service provider Blue Origin to launch its new
geostationary satellite into orbit.
As part of the arrangement, Blue Origin will use its New
Glenn orbital rocket to launch the satellite.
Expected to be launched by 2021, the satellite aims to
expand mu Space’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region.
Last September, Blue Origin, which seeks to serve
Asia-Pacific’s growing demand for broadband, mobile, broadcasting and smart
city services using space-based solutions, revealed its plan to build the New
Glenn rocket.
“We want to deliver equitable access to communication
services for all and improve quality of life on Earth.”
Blue Origin’s reusable New Glenn orbital launch vehicle
will be designed to carry people and payloads to low-Earth orbit destinations
and beyond.
The reusable rocket will be able to provide lower cost
access to space for Blue Origin’s customers.
mu Space CEO James Yenbamroong said: “mu Space also
shares Blue Origin’s vision of developing space technologies that will
accelerate the adoption of innovative technologies.
“We want to deliver equitable access to communication
services for all and improve quality of life on Earth.”
Established last month by a group of tech entrepreneurs
and professionals, mu Space aims to become the first company to offer space
tourism in Asia.
The company currently provides satellite-based broadband,
mobile and broadcasting solutions for telecommunication and other businesses in
Thailand.
Image: Blue Origin’s New Glenn orbital
rocket. Photo: courtesy of Blue Origin.
Original post: aerospace-technology.com
mu Space Corp FB Page: Here
New Glenn orbital rocket
FLIGHT PROFILE
New Glenn lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at Cape
Canaveral. Following stage separation, the first stage flies back to Earth and
lands on a moving ship 650 km (350 nmi) downrange. The second stage engine
ignites and the 7-meter fairing separates. The mission is complete when the
satellite is delivered safely to orbit.
Source: blueorigin.com
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