Daily Archives: July 20, 2020

Millennium Space experiment to measure speed of satellite deorbiting system

A tethered cubesat is projected to reenter the Earth’s atmosphere and burn up within six weeks whereas an untethered one could take up to nine years. WASHINGTON — Millennium Space Systems later this year will launch an experiment intended to show that a small satellite with a deployable tether can safely deorbit in a matter…

Millennium Space Systems completes DRAG RACER satellite qualification ahead of orbital debris mission

TriSept Corporation, a leading provider of launch integration and mission management services, and Millennium Space Systems has announced preparations are underway for the experimental DRAG RACER orbital debris mission payload to be delivered to New Zealand and integrated aboard a Rocket Lab Electron ahead of the planned launch this fall. Millennium has completed space qualification…