First low-altitude hop test of a Themis demonstrator, with a targeted altitude up to 100 m.
Themis is an ESA rocket prototype – a flagship European demonstrator for low-cost rocket recovery and reuse technologies. Powered by the reusable, methane-fuelled engine Prometheus, it is developed with ArianeGroup as prime contractor and building on decades of European research and experience in rocketry and space operations, Themis is designed to launch, land vertically and live on for another mission.
See DetailsThe Themis T1H demonstrator will attempt a soft vertical landing back at its launch site.
Landing Attempt ConfirmedArianeGroup (formerly Airbus Safran Launchers) is an aerospace company based in France. A joint venture between Airbus and Safran, the company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux. It consists of three core arms: aerospace, defence and security.
INFO WIKIAlthough Themis is making progress, the program is several years behind schedule.
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A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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A batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.