🔥 LEO Express-1 mission update: Mira has #Impulse! Yesterday marked a major milestone as we executed a flawless first-time firing of all eight 5lb (22N) Saiph thrusters on our orbital transfer vehicle, Mira. Hats off to our team for their engineering preparation and a well-tested system.
Here's a snapshot of LEO Express-1 achievements so far: 🕔 From a blank-sheet design to an operational spacecraft in-space in under 15 months ⭐️ Our in-house developed thrusters, valves, ignitors, pressure transducers, star trackers, cameras, core avionics, and lightweight composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) tanks all hit TRL 9 🌈 Ground-up builds of new flight software (FSW) and guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) capabilities. 🌱 Rapid propellant loading using green propellants from a domestic supply chain ☀️ Autonomous sun pointing and system checkouts post-deployment ⚡️Power positive operations ✚ Attitude control through 16x reaction control thrusters 🛰️ Successful deployment of a customer's 3U CubeSat 🔥 First-try ignition of all eight bi-propellant Saiph thrusters 👨🚀 All operated from our sparkly-new Mission Control center
@GoToImpulse Congrats!! Looking forward to your efforts.
