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August 9, 2022

Spaceflight

Spaceflight, a global launch services provider, has signed an agreement with SAB Launch Services to fly its Sherpa orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs) on Arianespace Vega missions. The agreement extends Spaceflight launch capacity on European missions managed by Arianespace for Spaceflight's OTV-based services on launches starting as soon as next year. The companies are also partnering to offer access to shared integration and storage facilities across the U.S. and Europe. Italy-based SAB is part of SAB Group and provides launch services on European launchers, including Vega and Vega C multi-payload missions. Spaceflight's first mission aboard the Vega launch vehicle was on VV16, Arianespace's first dedicated rideshare mission which successfully lifted off from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana in September 2020. Most recently, Spaceflight successfully launched Sherpa-AC onboard SpaceX's Transporter 5 in May 2022 and plans to launch its chemical propulsive OTV, Sherpa LTC, later in the year. The next Vega C missions are planned before the end of 2022. Based in Seattle, Spaceflight has successfully launched more than 550 spacecraft since it was founded in 2011. It is a part of the Mitsui & Co. portfolio, operating as an independent, U.S.-based company.




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