The Spectrum Rocket on the Launcher Pad at Anyya Space Center in Norway
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Spy is in implementation on a missile test in Norway, which can make history and give Europe more independence than the market leader in tropical operations, the United States.
Who is behind the firing of the missiles?
The company that developed the new missile, called Spectrum, is the German ISAR Aerospace. The length of the spectrum is 28 meters, and it consists of two phases and uses oxygen and propagans as fuel. ISAR Aerospace says that the goal of the test journey, which will not carry any load, is “collecting as much data and experience as possible.” I told the company New world Its employees were all very busy preparing for her experimental trips to conduct an interview.
Where and when will the launch happen?
The launcher will be launched at the Andton Space Center in Norway, and it has been granted permission to move forward by the Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). ISAR Aerospace says she plans to launch on March 24 between 12:30 pm and 3.30 pm Information average time, and to allow weather.
If it succeeds, the launch will be the first tropical launch car from continental Europe, with the exception of Russia.
Does Europe already have other launch companies?
He does, while others were completely established. ArianesPace, the leading company in the European market, was established 45 years ago, and carried out launch operations in cooperation with the European Space Agency and the French National Space Agency, CNES. But these launch operations are held in French Guiana, a French region located in South America, and the missiles themselves – Vega C and Ariane 6 – were built by other companies.
In addition to Isar Aerospace, there is a group of European startups looking to start competition, including Spain Safar 2 infinite Germany Augsburg missile factory and Hegemony.
Why does Europe need its own bombers?
David Amato Impercile College London says there are many reasons why there is a request for smaller European launch providers. For one reason, the logistical services for making a satellite in Europe and then launch in Europe – instead of having to ship them in the middle of the road around the world – will be simpler and cheaper.
It will also be easier to have small and cheap launch vehicles that can put one satellite in orbit, instead of having to share a trip with many other tasks, which you may all want to reach a different rise or orbit.
Then there is the current political situation. Companies and countries may not want to rely on US launch providers, especially Spacex, given the indirect CEO, Elus Musk, and his links to the Trump administration.
These concerns were hurt by the CEO of ISAR Aerospace Daniel Metzler in A. The last statement: “In the geopolitical climate today, our first test trip is more than just launching a missile.”
Is Norway a good place to launch?
Rockets launched near the equator to get a boost. Thanks to the planet, they start traveling much faster to the center of the Earth than the missiles that were launched near the columns.
The Andtya Space Center is located in 69 degrees north, so the speed of the Earth’s rotation is much weaker than the French Goyana. But this is not important for high -recycling orbits: those that make a larger angle with the equator.
ISAR Aerospace says it will be able to put a 1500 -kilogram in orbit of up to 30 times a year, in orbital tendencies from 90 degrees to 110.6 degrees. This will include the synchronized orbits of the sun-which always passes at a certain point at the same local time-which is ideal for satellites for spying and weather. ISAR has already has a contract to place ocean surveillance satellites in the Arctic in such an orbit for the Norwegian Space Agency.
The launch site is also reasonably free of air and marine traffic, and benefits from all the infrastructure needed for small launch vehicles. “It will be more limited than you can achieve, but it is still reasonable,” says Amato.
Will it be successful?
Amato says that ISAR Aerospace can follow Spacex away from the traditional space approach represented in the wide design and cautious test of the “Silicon Valley test, failure, and improvement strategy”. “I expect failure,” says Amato. “It is not necessarily bad.”
“Now, the question is, can you access the design that remains and reliable before you run out of money?” He says. “This is the race. You are racing your investor mainly.”
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