NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

AOS-Demo & Precursor

Launch Time
NET 2028

Rocket

Spectrum
Image Credit: Isar Aerospace
Isar
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 675 kN
Payload to LEO: 1,000 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 28.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 2.0 m

Mission Details

AOS-Demo & Precursor

Two satellites for the Norwegian Space Agency’s Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS) program. One satellite, called AOS-Demo, will be built by Norwegian engineering company Eidel to demonstrate maritime monitoring technologies. The other, AOS-Precursor, will be built by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace as the first operational satellite in a system to track maritime activities in the Arctic.

Payloads: 2
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

Orbital Launch Pad, Andøya Rocket Range, Nordland, Norway