CST signs agreement with Gilmour Space for the launch of 50kg to LEO

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 04:36:42 GMT
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Logan UT (SPX) Aug 10, 2022 Commercial Space Technologies Ltd (CST) has signed an agreement with...

Commercial Space Technologies Ltd has signed an agreement with Australian launch provider, Gilmour Space Technologies, to offer a launch capacity of up to 50 kilograms on their Eris Block 1 vehicle.

The combination of Gilmour Space's orbital launch services and full CST oversight will offer an affordable launch solution to satellite customers needing access to custom low earth orbits.

Alan Webb, Managing Director of CST, says: "This is an exciting moment for CST. Our company accomplished several industry firsts for rideshare missions in the past, and we look to do the same on smaller dedicated vehicles in the future. The environmental and responsive advantages of a small hybrid vehicle like Eris will help us to achieve this, by offering even further value and flexibility to meet the demands of post-new-space era customers."

Adam Gilmour, CEO of Gilmour Space, says: "As Australia's leading launch services provider, we look forward to working with CST to offer more affordable and dedicated launches to small satellite customers globally. The Eris Block 1 vehicle is due to launch from Australia as early as this year and is a stepping-stone to our larger Eris Block 2 vehicle, which will be capable of carrying up to a tonne of payloads to orbit from 2024.".

Negotiating and constructing preferential terms of contract.

Access to 25 to 60 orbits from late 2022, and 60 to 145 orbits from late 2023.

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