Initiator of a system for On-Orbit Servicing Named HERMES, aiming to kick-start the On-Orbit Servicing (OOS) industry in Europe.
Created: 2020-05-13
Updated: 2020-10-17
Company - GEORING (GEO Ring)
- Founded
- Country
- 2004
- Greece
- Website
- GEORING
Service - Hermes
- Classification
- In-Space Transportation
- Category
- On-Orbit Servicing
- Status
- 5) Concept
- First launch
- ?
GEORING has invented and is pursuing deployment of a 5 element system to enable efficient deployment and delivery of a series of services on orbit. Some of these services apply to existing satellites but the full spectrum to the future satellites.
Core elements of the HERMES OOS system are
- the HERMES tanker spacecraft which stores propellant,
- the catcher-transporter spacecraft which performs missions from the tanker to the satellites and
- the inspector spacecraft which performs inspection on targets as well as assists in docking operations.
- Additionally a strap-on sub-spacecraft named Engine-Module (commercial name KINITRON) has been designed to perform routine station keeping of old satellites and
- a family of special Apogee Kick Motors has been defined to transport spacecraft in high thrust demanding missions.