TransAstra, a provider of breakthrough orbital logistics and space domain awareness
solutions, and ReOrbit, a provider of software-defined small satellites for beyond LEO
missions, announced today that they have signed binding contracts for initial
spacecraft development and orbital logistics services.
Under these contracts, TransAstra will provide mission definition and engineering
analysis for TransAstra’s Worker BeeTM orbital transfer vehicles to deliver ReOrbit’s
customer satellites to Low Earth Orbit, Medium Earth Orbit, Geostationary Orbit and
Cis-Lunar orbits. In addition, ReOrbit will provide development options under which
ReOrbit generates cost, feasibility, and integration considerations to complete the
production and testing of Worker Bee. Under a separate Memorandum of Agreement,
TransAstra will explore selecting ReOrbit as a preferred provider of microsats and
smallsats for certain customer payloads, while ReOrbit will explore selecting
TransAstra’s Worker Bee as the preferred supplier of orbital transport vehicle services,
including satellite delivery and hosting.
“We are delighted about this revenue-generating contract with ReOrbit,” said Joel
Sercel, CEO of TransAstra. “This agreement takes us an important step forward in
TransAstra’s leadership in providing orbital logistics services throughout cislunar
space. We look forward to deepening our partnership with ReOrbit.”
“ReOrbit is very pleased to engage in this contract with TransAstra. The cooperation
between both companies will strongly push space technology further. Through this
agreement we will be able to demonstrate the versatility of the Gluon platform to adopt
to in-orbit applications such as orbital transfer vehicles.
Suvanam, Founder & CEO ReOrbit.
About ReOrbit
As a platform provider, we continuously look for new opportunities and missions to supply”. – Sethu Saveda
ReOrbit provides software-defined small satellites for MEO and GEO missions to
supply the growing societal demand for connectivity and digitization. Our vision is to
redefine space, through bringing a paradigm-shift to the satellite industry by
transforming the traditional approach of single-use satellites into autonomous,
reconfigurable, and networked systems. For this, we develop a satellite bus called
Gluon, which is based on a payload-agnostic design, maximizing service availability
and cost-effectiveness. By enabling the new generation of space applications, we aim
to take an integral role in the future development of the space economy.
For more information, contact us at info@reorbit.space or visit www.reorbit.space.
About TransAstra
TransAstra’s Worker BeeTM family of space tugs provide in-space logistics services
including satellite delivery, station-keeping, resupply, debris removal, and payload
hosting services through Earth orbit and cislunar space. Our breakthrough
OmnivoreTM solar thermal rocket propel Worker Bees using virtually anything as
propellant including water, ammonia, or liquid hydrogen. Omnivore is safer and less
expensive than chemical rocket engines and typically ten times faster than electric
propulsion. Omnivore is also available as a standalone propulsion module to serve as
primary propulsion for a customer satellite. Later, Worker Bees will carry our patented
Optical MiningTM equipment to enable a new age of asteroid mining as part of our
ApisTM architecture.
Visit us at www.transastra.com.
