3 ms·
Not sure I get the significance. Isn't this a part that satellites would contain themselves in other cases? So the benefits of this is satellite makers don't ha
by jernfrost 9y ago
Not sure I get the significance. Isn't this a part that satellites would contain themselves in other cases? So the benefits of this is satellite makers don't have to add a part themselves to move themselves into orbit. Instead Rocket Lab gives them a standard part which will take care of precise orbit placement?
- rst 9y agoA lot of the payloads RocketLab wants to launch are "cubesats" without significant propulsion systems of their own. When traveling as secondary payloads on another launch, these can only wind up in an orbit where its convenient for the launcher to drop them off.
- dogma1138 9y agoNot all bus manufacturers make their own engines quite often they would offer different options based on the specific station keeping and in orbit maneuvering requirements of the client. There are also a few startups that develop solutions these days for extending the life of satellites in orbit by essentially grabbing it and using their own engine for station keeping. While I don’t know how much room there is in the market for more engines I would say that likely as long as you can have any usecase specific advantages you can probably find a customer.