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Returnable Payload-on-Demand (R/PoD) is a purpose-built space logistics solution for the ISAM industry that delivers payloads to LEO and returns them safely to Earth once the mission is complete. Customers have access to a turnkey, end-to-end managed service, with door-to-door pickup and delivery of their payloads to space and back, with secure transport and drop off at the customer’s designated location.
Built for Launch, Return and Reuse
- R/PoD spacecraft are engineered for round-trip missions
- Lower customer costs
- Each spacecraft is refurbished and reused
- Expansive R/PoD fleet ensures much higher mission availability
- Mission duration is customizable
White Glove Mission Logistics
- Book Your Mission - Select mission parameters and payload requirements.
- Pickup - We pick up your payload at your door.
- Integration/Launch - We transport the payload to our integration facility & manage launch.
- In-Orbit Ops - We monitor operations via our command portal.
- Retrieval - We safely return your payload to earth.
- Return - Your payload arrives back at your facility ready for use.
- Re-Use - Our Spacecraft receives maintenance is quickly readied for the next flight.
Target Applications
- Materials Science
• Semiconductors
• Fiber Optics - Life Sciences
- Bio-Technology
Pharmaceuticals - Photovoltaics
- Defense
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Spacecraft Mass | 250 kg |
| Operational Time in LEO | 7-10 days (up to 180 days) |
| Total Payload Volume Available | 30U (310 x 310 x 310 mm) |
| Total Payload Mass Available | 60 kg |
| Power | 350 Wh with 15 Wh recharge per orbit |
| Temperature | Platform range -20C to +50C with +20C average |
| Communication | Encrypted S-Band |
| Late Load | 30 days before launcher integration |
| Vantage Point Viewing | Optical or IR Camera in Payload Bay |
| Max G-Loading | No greater than 10 G |
| Payload Monitoring | Temperatures, Voltages and Currents, Radiation |
| Data Storage | 500 GB, Data downlink available |
| Monitoring | White Glove payload service, rapid payload retrieval after de- orbit, cleanroom access |
| Type | Document Name | Action & Size |
|---|---|---|
| No public documentation available. Please inquire for details. | ||
