Momentus Planning RPO Demo in March Mission
Momentus Space wants to amend plans for its Vigoride-7 mission to include a rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) demonstration mission. In an FCC Space Bureau application Monday, Momentus said the VR-7 launch that had been scheduled for October was postponed…
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and is expected to be in March. It said in the amendment to its pending application that the RPO would involve an Orbit Fab satellite -- flying separately on the same rideshare mission as VR-7 -- repeatedly conducting a close approach to VR-7. Momentus said it's also seeking authority to test an IoT receiver during the March mission.