Smallspark Space Systems

Book a ride on the UK's first reusable cislunar payload transport bus. The S4-SLV will be providing transportation within cislunar space from 2024.

Created: 2022-12-09

Updated: 2023-03-04

Company - Smallspark Space Systems

Founded
Country: 2018; UK

Funding: $2.87M

Website: Smallspark Space Systems

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Product/Service - S4-SLV

Classification: In-Space Transportation

Category: Transport Service (LEO-Moon)
Space Tug
Transport Service (LEO-GEO)
Orbital Transportation

Fields: In-Space Transportation

Status: Development

First launch: 2024

SmallSparks S4SLV's demo flight is targeted for 2024 - an upper stage logistics vehicle for Small Launch Vehicles (including our own) - enabling upto 15kg's to be transfered to lunar orbit; providing onboard power, communications.

Funding of £76,000 for development and maturation of SmallSpark’s dual-firing mode propulsion system, the S4-NEWT-A2; which will form part of the architecture of its S4-SLV in-space logistics vehicle, and as a candidate system for upper-stage launch vehicles. The SLV seeks to provide logistics support for small satellites and aims to remove the need for manufacturers to develop dedicated propulsion, power and communications systems, by providing all of these onboard its reusable vehicle. A demo mission is slated for 2024 onboard one of the UK’s upcoming launch vehicles and is designed to service up to 60 satellites in a lifetime; with slot reservations available on the SmallSpark site.

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