The next step is using the water propulsion system to insert the small satellite into its target orbit.
for its Star Sphere project, which aims to make space photography more accessible.
EYE launched alongside 113 other satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the SpaceX rideshare mission Transporter 6 on January 6. The nanosatellite, or CubeSat, features a camera and will operate from an altitude of about 310 to 372 miles above the surface of the Earth. The successful test of Pale Blue's propulsion system means it can now help the satellite maneuver to its target orbit, allowing it to begin operations later this year.
“Pale Blue successfully developed and operated its water-based thruster, and with this, the company takes a huge step forward towards orbit insertion for [Star Sphere] Project,” Jun Asakawa, CEO and Co-Founder of Pale Blue, explained in the company’s statement.Pale Blue says that its water propulsion thruster was designed to prolong the life of the small EYE satellite's lifetime by 2.5 years with small periodic orbital correction maneuvers.
In 2019, The Planetary Society's Light Sail 2 mission showed that flight by light is also possible. The mission used a 32-square-meter sail made out of mylar to raise a small CubeSat spacecraft’s. Essentially, all a light sail CubeSat mission needs is a similar sail to keep itself in orbit for a surprisingly long time using only the power of photons from sunlight. Lightsail technology has since been implemented into a number of NASA missions.
Now, water propulsion technology looks like it could have a similar impact, as NASA has also been testing the technology with its
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