Missions
Cargo
- Vortex-S offers up to 2 tons of payload capacity, up and down.
- Soft atmospheric reentry, less than 2Gs, ideal for fragile payloads
- Rendezvous and docking capability with space stations.
Science and production in microgravity
- Vortex-S will be fitted with the BentoBox from Space Cargo Unlimited enabling manufacturing in orbit.
- Large-scale manufacturing in space (e.g., alloys, composite materials, fibers, etc.)
- The vehicle is ideal for research and production in the medicine and biotechnology sector.
- Recovery of fragile products at an airfield near users.
Payload release and retrieve
- Vortex-S payload compartment protects the payload during the mission
- A large protected volume of 8 cubic meters.
- Payloads can be released.
- Payload can be recovered.
The spaceplane can transport and/or recover payloads.
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The bay can be fitted with robotic arms to execute specific missions.
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On-orbit servicing
- Vortex-S can perform IOD/IOS missions.
- Rendezvous with a cooperative or non-cooperative space object.
- Satellite intervention (scheduled or unscheduled).
- Refueling.
- Maintenance and/or assistance.
- Deorbit assistance.
Defense
- Vortex-S is a flying testbed for new technologies.
- Rapid design iteration and flight test campaign.
- Multiple sensors can be tested simultaneously.
- Space surveillance and policing.
- Sovereignty in space.
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