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Exolaunch, the global leader in launch mission management, satellite integration, and deployment technologies, is announcing new, multi-year launch contracts with SpaceX that extend its small satellite launch capacity through 2028 on upcoming rideshare missions.

Exolaunch, the global leader in launch mission management, satellite integration, and deployment services, has successfully deployed 27 customer satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-13 rideshare mission, delivering nearly 1,500 kilograms of payloads into orbit for customers from fourteen countries. The mission also marked the first flight of Exolaunch’s Quadro four-point separation system, which performed flawlessly, ensuring a precise and controlled deployment of a customer’s microsatellite.

Exolaunch, a global leader in launch mission management, integration, and satellite deployment services, is ready for its next major launch: the Bandwagon-2 Rideshare mission with SpaceX. Building upon the success of the inaugural Bandwagon mission earlier this year, Exolaunch will once again integrate and deploy satellites into orbit for a diverse range of international customers. The Bandwagon-2 mission is scheduled to lift off no earlier than December 2024 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Exolaunch, the global leader in launch mission management, integration, and satellite deployment services, and Impulse Space, a leader in in-space transportation services, today announced the signing of a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA). Unveiled at the 38th annual Small Satellite Conference, the agreement marks the beginning of a robust collaboration aimed at elevating payload delivery services for commercial, academic, and institutional customers.

Exolaunch, a global leader in launch mission management, integration, and satellite deployment services, today announced the company has successfully integrated its customer satellites for the upcoming Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with SpaceX. The mission is expected to be Exolaunch’s largest mission of 2024 thus far, servicing 42 small satellites for 23 global customers. Scheduled to lift off later this summer, the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This mission signifies Exolaunch's ongoing commitment to advancing global access to space and marks the company’s participation in all 11 Transporter missions to date since the program’s inception.

Exolaunch, the global provider in launch mission management, integration, and satellite deployment services, provided its industry-leading deployment services for NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) satellite aboard Rocket Lab’s "Beginning of the Swarm" mission. The liftoff occurred on April 23 at 1000 NZT / 2200 UTC from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Māhia, New Zealand. As the first satellite the company has deployed for NASA, this landmark launch is Exolaunch’s 28th mission, further solidifying its position as a trusted partner in the space industry for commercial companies, research institutions, and government space agencies alike.

Exolaunch, the global leader in launch mission management, integration, and satellite deployment services, today announced a multi-mission agreement for launch and deployment services with HawkEye 360, a prominent provider of next-generation geospatial intelligence solutions. This marks the first collaboration between the two companies, signifying an important milestone in advancing space-based technology and geospatial intelligence capabilities.