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SEOPS Celebrates First Mission of the Year with Successful Launch of NRO-backed Research Spacecraft on Transporter-12 800 450 SEOPS Space

SEOPS Celebrates First Mission of the Year with Successful Launch of NRO-backed Research Spacecraft on Transporter-12

SEOPS CELEBRATES First Mission of the Year with Successful Launch OF NRO-backed Research Spacecraft on Transporter-12 

Company’s latest rideshare mission featured an R&D demonstrator with three collaborative international missions and a groundbreaking “Selfies in Space” spacecraft project

Houston, TX – January 23, 2024 – SEOPS, a leading provider of responsive launch services, marked its first mission of the year with Transporter-12 and the successful launch of Otter, a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) research & development demonstrator, in partnership with the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) Defence Science & Technology (DST). The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, at 11:09 a.m. PT. 

SEOPS provided capacity and integration support for the NRO’s Otter 6U Cubesat as well as a Tyvak International-built 12U satellite, called SAT GUS, designed for CrunchLabs to take “selfies in space.” Both payloads have been successfully deployed into orbit.

The Otter spacecraft is an international collaboration hosting three payloads. The primary payload called Tui is a NZDF payload built by DST in Auckland, New Zealand. Tui will characterize and validate space-based communication network performance. Two secondary payloads built by NPS will help develop and evaluate communication technologies and concepts of operations on future CubeSat missions.


Also noteworthy and evidence of the unique relationship SEOPS has forged with fellow launch integrator Maverick Space, the Otter spacecraft utilized Maverick’s NLAS deployer. The Otter payload was integrated into Maverick’s 6U ruggedized dispenser by Maverick personnel at NPS in Monterey, California, and then the containerized spacecraft was transported to SpaceX’s payload integration facility where SEOPS and Maverick integrated it to the launch vehicle.

“We are 100 percent focused on removing barriers, expediting outcomes, and delivering the utmost flexibility,” said Chad Brinkley, CEO of SEOPS. “Using Maverick’s deployer, which the customer had used before with good results, was a great example of this mission-first mentality in action. We’re proud to support the NRO’s research efforts by facilitating another successful mission.”

NPS Associate Research Professor Dr. Wenschel Lan added, “The NPS payloads provide our students with hands-on experience with real spaceflight hardware throughout the entire mission life cycle from mission and payload design to spacecraft assembly, integration, and test, as well as operations. Working with our industry partners throughout this process gives them valuable insights into how the aerospace industry works.”

SEOPS collectively brings expertise from more than 400 satellite deployments, including for the U.S. Space Force and NASA, as well as many commercial organizations around the world. SEOPS has now provided capacity, integration and mission management services for numerous rideshare launches, including many SpaceX Transporter and International Space Station cargo rendezvous missions. The company also recently announced it signed a contract with SpaceX for a dedicated Falcon 9 direct-to-GTO rideshare mission in late 2028, as well as capacity on many other missions headed to sun synchronous and mid-inclination orbits. 

About SEOPS

U.S.-owned and operated, SEOPS is a leading provider of integration and launch solutions for smallsats headed to LEO, cislunar, and beyond. The team brings years of experience and trusted relationships with launch vehicle providers, helping customers expertly execute mission campaigns for education, scientific advancement, and national security needs, including tactically responsive rideshare launch. SEOPS’ comprehensive launch services, from capacity procurement to flexible deployment systems, orbital transfer vehicle solutions, mission design and integration services, ensure payloads get on orbit in the most seamless, cost-effective way possible. For more information or to book your next launch, visit seops.space.

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SEOPS Media Contact:
Jodi Sorensen, on behalf of SEOPS 

Cell: 206-856-4202
jodi@littlecandlemarketing.com

SEOPS Integrates SAT GUS, the Highly Anticipated “Selfies in Space” Spacecraft on Upcoming Transporter-12 Mission with SpaceX 800 450 SEOPS Space

SEOPS Integrates SAT GUS, the Highly Anticipated “Selfies in Space” Spacecraft on Upcoming Transporter-12 Mission with SpaceX

SEOPS Integrates SAT GUS, the Highly Anticipated “Selfies in Space” Spacecraft on Upcoming Transporter-12 Mission with SpaceX

Company’s latest rideshare mission supports the launch of Tyvak International’s custom-built 12U satellite 

Houston, TX – January 9, 2024 – SEOPS, a leading provider of responsive launch services, announced it is providing capacity, integration and mission management services for a groundbreaking spacecraft, coined SAT GUS, on the upcoming Transporter-12 Rideshare mission with SpaceX. The SAT GUS satellite, designed and built by Tyvak International of Milan Italy, aims to allow people to snap selfies in space, with Earth as the backdrop.

The “Space Selfie project”, launched by CrunchLabs, an initiative founded by Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer and YouTube content creator, aims to send participants’ selfies to space, display them on a satellite-mounted phone, and capture a photo with Earth in the background before sending it back to the participant. 

“Making space more accessible for all is at the heart of our business,” said Chad Brinkley, CEO of SEOPS. “Working once again with the teams at SpaceX and Tyvak to secure the capacity, integrate the spacecraft onto the Falcon 9, and provide mission management services for SAT GUS is extremely rewarding. We’re proud to support CrunchLabs’ efforts to engage, inspire and increase public interest in space exploration.”

Headed to low-Earth orbit, the Transporter-12 mission is targeted to lift off on a Falcon 9 no earlier than January 2025 from the Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX hosts a live webcast that begins approximately 15 minutes before liftoff and is available on spacex.com and on X @SpaceX. Follow SEOPS or SpaceX for more launch updates. 

In addition, SEOPS recently announced it signed a contract with SpaceX for a dedicated Falcon 9 direct-to-GTO rideshare mission in late 2028, as well as capacity on many other missions headed to sun synchronous and mid-inclination orbits. The company collectively brings expertise from more than 400 satellite deployments, including for the U.S. Space Force, NASA, and NRO. To date, SEOPS has managed 16 rideshare launches, including many SpaceX Transporter and International Space Station cargo rendezvous missions.

About SEOPS

U.S.-owned and operated, SEOPS is a leading provider of integration and launch solutions for smallsats headed to LEO, cislunar, and beyond. The team brings years of experience and trusted relationships with launch vehicle providers, helping customers expertly execute mission campaigns for education, scientific advancement, and national security needs, including tactically responsive rideshare launch. SEOPS’ comprehensive launch services, from capacity procurement to flexible deployment systems, orbital transfer vehicle solutions, mission design and integration services, ensure payloads get on orbit in the most seamless, cost-effective way possible. For more information or to book your next launch, visit seops.space.

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SEOPS Media Contact:
Jodi Sorensen, on behalf of SEOPS 

Cell: 206-856-4202
jodi@littlecandlemarketing.com






























































SEOPS Integrates SAT GUS, the Highly Anticipated “Selfies
in Space” Spacecraft on Upcoming Transporter-12 Mission with SpaceX
 Company’s latest rideshare mission supports the launch of
Tyvak International’s custom-built 12U satellite 
 Houston, TX – January 9, 2024 – SEOPS, a leading provider of responsive launch
services, announced it is providing capacity, integration and mission
management services for a groundbreaking spacecraft, coined SAT GUS, on the
upcoming Transporter-12 Rideshare mission with SpaceX. The SAT GUS satellite,
designed and built by Tyvak International of Milan Italy, aims to allow people
to snap selfies in space, with Earth as the backdrop. The “Space Selfie project”, launched by CrunchLabs, an initiative founded by
Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer and YouTube content creator, aims to send
participants’ selfies to space, display them on a satellite-mounted phone, and
capture a photo with Earth in the background before sending it back to the
participant.  “Making space more accessible for all is at the heart of our
business,” said Chad Brinkley, CEO of SEOPS. “Working once again with the teams
at SpaceX and Tyvak to secure the capacity, integrate the spacecraft onto the
Falcon 9, and provide mission management services for SAT GUS is extremely
rewarding. We’re proud to support CrunchLabs’ efforts to engage, inspire and
increase public interest in space exploration.” Headed to low-Earth orbit, the Transporter-12 mission is
targeted to lift off on a Falcon 9 no earlier than January 2025 from the Space
Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX hosts a
live webcast that begins approximately 15 minutes before liftoff and is
available on spacex.com and on X @SpaceX. Follow SEOPS or SpaceX for more
launch updates. In addition, SEOPS recently announced it signed a contract
with SpaceX for a dedicated
Falcon 9 direct-to-GTO rideshare mission in late 2028
, as well as capacity
on many other missions headed to sun synchronous and mid-inclination orbits.
The company collectively brings expertise from more than 400 satellite
deployments, including for the U.S. Space Force, NASA, and NRO. To date, SEOPS
has managed 16 rideshare launches, including many SpaceX Transporter and
International Space Station cargo rendezvous missions. About SEOPSU.S.-owned and operated, SEOPS is a leading provider of
integration and launch solutions for smallsats headed to LEO, cislunar, and
beyond. The team brings years of experience and trusted relationships with
launch vehicle providers, helping customers expertly execute mission campaigns
for education, scientific advancement, and national security needs, including
tactically responsive rideshare launch. SEOPS’ comprehensive launch services,
from capacity procurement to flexible deployment systems, orbital transfer
vehicle solutions, mission design and integration services, ensure payloads get
on orbit in the most seamless, cost-effective way possible. For more
information or to book your next launch, visit seops.space. ###


SEOPS Media Contact:
Jodi Sorensen, on behalf of SEOPS Cell: 206-856-4202
jodi@littlecandlemarketing.com 

SEOPS, Maverick Space, and ISISPACE Form Partnership for GTO Mission  800 450 SEOPS Space

SEOPS, Maverick Space, and ISISPACE Form Partnership for GTO Mission 

SEOPS, Maverick Space, and ISISPACE Form Partnership for GTO Mission 

Leading launch service providers join forces to combine expertise, infrastructure and capacity to serve GTO customers and a wider range of client missions

Houston, TX – December 19, 2024 – SEOPS, a leading provider of responsive launch and space mission services, announced today it is partnering with Maverick Space Systems of San Luis Obispo, Calif, and Innovative Solutions In Space (ISISPACE) based in Delft, The Netherlands. While continuing to operate independently, the three launch service providers will leverage their long-term relationships and unique areas of expertise to collectively make it easier for more organizations to secure launch capacity to Geostationary Transfer Orbits (GTO). 

“We’ve had the privilege of working alongside each other for years on many different launch campaigns and have discovered we all share a mission-first culture and a ‘roll-up-your-sleeves’ work ethic,” said Chad Brinkley, CEO of SEOPS. “Working more closely together was a natural step forward, as it enables us to deliver exceptional solutions to a broader range of clients in a rapidly growing space market.”


Each of the launch services experts brings unique strengths: Maverick Space offers unparalleled expertise in full dispenser stack hardware and separation systems for small launch to EELV class launch vehicles, and launch integration services for commercial and U.S. Government missions.  ISISPACE brings nearly two decades of experience supporting a truly global customer base with its small satellite solutions, launch equipment and rideshare services, and SEOPS delivers innovative capacity programs, including recently signing a contract with SpaceX for a Falcon 9 rideshare mission destined for a geostationary transfer orbit in late 2028, along with an extensive track record managing complex missions.  

“We’re excited to now combine these strengths and offer the growing smallsat market a smarter, more efficient way to access GTO,” said Roland Coelho, CEO of Maverick Space. “By forming this partnership, our collective team is bringing together the first-ever dedicated rideshare mission to GTO for our commercial, U.S. Government, and international customers. While existing launch opportunities effectively serve the LEO market, the GTO market remains underserved. We are thrilled to collaborate with SEOPS on their 2028 GTO rideshare mission to help unlock the GTO market.”  

“As a pioneer in commercial small satellite launch integration for nearly two decades, we have seen the market develop to the interesting mix of launch supply and launch needs we see today,” said Abe Bonnema, Director Marketing and Sales, and Co-Founder of ISISPACE. “As we need to adapt to market needs continuously, working with our like-minded partners to jointly offer GTO rideshare services to our international customers is a strategic step in that process.”

About SEOPS

U.S.-owned and operated, SEOPS is a leading provider of integration and launch solutions for smallsats headed to LEO, cislunar, and beyond. The team brings years of experience and trusted relationships with launch vehicle providers, helping customers expertly execute mission campaigns for education, scientific advancement, and national security needs, including tactically responsive rideshare launch. SEOPS’ comprehensive launch services, from capacity procurement to flexible deployment systems, orbital transfer vehicle solutions, mission design and integration services, ensure payloads get on orbit in the most seamless, cost-effective way possible. The company collectively brings expertise from more than 400 satellite deployments, including for the U.S. Space Force, NASA, and NRO. Additionally, SEOPS has managed 16 rideshare launches, including many SpaceX Transporter and International Space Station cargo rendezvous missions. For more information or to book your next launch, visit seops.space.

About Maverick Space Systems 

Maverick Space Systems provides customized, cost effective and responsive end-to-end launch integration solutions. Maverick’s key competencies include mission management, launch deployment hardware, and launch integration services for satellites. The team at Maverick combines industry experience with agility and efficiency to provide their customers with a turnkey service in getting their payloads to orbit. Maverick is headquartered in San Luis Obispo, California. For more information on Maverick’s launch hardware and service offerings, please visit maverickspace.com

About ISISPACE 

Located in Delft, The Netherlands, ISIS – Innovative Solutions In Space (ISISPACE) is a leading company in the small satellite market. Founded in 2006, the company serves customers worldwide in accomplishing their space missions and applications. As a space infrastructure and services provider, ISISPACE designs and delivers small satellite solutions for single missions and constellations, and offers state-of-the-art launch equipment and rideshare launch services. The ISILAUNCH department of ISISPACE has been responsible for many launch campaigns, bringing more than 700 customer satellites to orbit. For more information about ISISPACE, please contact us at sales@isispace.nl or visit the website at www.isispace.nl.

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SEOPS Media Contact:
Jodi Sorensen, on behalf of SEOPS 

Cell: 206-856-4202
jodi@littlecandlemarketing.com

SEOPS Awarded Launch Services Task Order for Upcoming NASA VADR Mission 800 450 SEOPS Space

SEOPS Awarded Launch Services Task Order for Upcoming NASA VADR Mission

SEOPS Awarded Launch Services Task Order for Upcoming NASA VADR Mission

Company brings wealth of experience to R5-S9 mission, providing end-to-end mission services, from capacity procurement and testing to deployment hardware

Houston, TX – December 9, 2024 – SEOPS, a leading provider of responsive space mission services, has been selected to provide launch and integration services for a small satellite mission under a recent task order awarded by NASA under the Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract. Under the terms of the award, the Houston-based company will support the Streamlined CubeSat Launch Services (SCLS) R5-S9 Mission by procuring a launch for the 6U CubeSat and providing payload processing and integration services, testing, fit checks, and all necessary hardware including its Equalizer dispenser. The launch is currently slated for 2025.

Pictured above is a previous member of NASA’s R5 series, CubeSat R5 Spacecraft 4 (R5-S4), which launched to space earlier this year. Photo credit: NASA

“Working with NASA on VADR missions is very rewarding for our team, and we’re extremely proud to play a role in delivering positive science outcomes from the R5-S9 mission,” said Chad Brinkley, CEO of SEOPS. “We have a long history of executing missions for the U.S. government and are grateful they continue to rely on our mission expertise.”

One of 13 companies selected in 2022 to provide VADR launch services, SEOPS is part of a vetted group of established and emerging vehicle and service providers. Bringing nearly a decade of experience in payload integration, mission management, and deployment solutions, SEOPS also provides in-house designed and engineered flight hardware and an orbital transfer vehicle. SEOPS most recently announced it signed a contract with SpaceX for a direct-to-GTO Falcon 9 rideshare mission in late 2028. The team collectively brings expertise from more than 400 satellite deployments, including for the U.S. Space Force, NASA, and NRO. Additionally, the company has managed 16 rideshare launches, including many SpaceX Transporter and International Space Station cargo rendezvous missions.

About SEOPS

U.S.-owned and operated, SEOPS is a leading provider of integration and launch solutions for smallsats headed to LEO, cislunar, and beyond. The team brings years of experience and trusted relationships with launch vehicle providers, helping customers expertly execute mission campaigns for education, scientific advancement, and national security needs, including tactically responsive rideshare launch and dynamic 24/7 on-orbit operations. SEOPS’ comprehensive launch services, from capacity procurement to flexible deployment systems, orbital transfer vehicle solutions, mission design and integration services, ensure payloads get on orbit in the most seamless, cost-effective way possible. For more information or to book your next launch, visit seops.space.

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SEOPS and Intuitive Machines Partner to Provide New Lunar Rideshare Services 800 450 SEOPS Space

SEOPS and Intuitive Machines Partner to Provide New Lunar Rideshare Services

SEOPS and Intuitive Machines Partner to Provide New Lunar Rideshare Services

SEOPS offerings enabled by Intuitive Machines delivery include integration, deployment, and orbital transfer vehicle solutions for payload delivery beyond low Earth orbit, including to the surface of the Moon, geostationary transfer orbit, and Lagrange points.

Intuitive Machines’ cadence of pioneering lunar exploration and scientific discovery missions, including its upcoming IM-2 and IM-3 missions, along with its capability to deliver commercial assets to orbit, enables commercial companies like SEOPS to provide deployment services. This establishes a new industry offering and expands SEOPS’ ability to provide integration, and deployment services to a wide range of orbital destinations.

“We’ve seen a significant increase in interest from both our government and commercial customers in lunar missions,” said Chad Brinkley, CEO of SEOPS. “Intuitive Machines’ rideshare capacity not only satisfies a growing market need, but it’s completely in our wheelhouse – leveraging our expertise in solving complex launch challenges for our customers. It makes financial sense to take advantage of the excess capacity on Intuitive Machines’ lunar missions, while also supporting our customers’ goals for lunar exploration. We couldn’t be more excited to work with Intuitive Machines to extend our rideshare services to cislunar destinations and beyond.”

“The visions and missions of the space industry are more ambitious than ever,” said Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus. “SEOPS entrusting us with the delivery of its customers’ payloads to space highlights our capabilities to provide the essential infrastructure and services that support all groundbreaking commercial ambitions in space.”

With extensive experience in payload integration, mission management, and deployment solutions, including in-house designed and engineered flight hardware and an orbital transfer vehicle, the SEOPS team collectively brings expertise from more than 400 satellite deployments, including for the U.S. Space Force, NRO, and NASA. Additionally, the company has managed 16 rideshare launches, including SpaceX Transporter and International Space Station cargo rendezvous missions.

About Intuitive Machines 

Intuitive Machines is a diversified space exploration, infrastructure, and services company focused on fundamentally disrupting lunar access economics. In 2024, Intuitive Machines became the first commercial company to land and operate on the lunar surface, validating its ability to provide the three service pillars required to commercialize a celestial body: delivery, data & communications, and autonomous operations in space. The Company empowers its customers to achieve their ambitious visions and commercial goals in space through seamless collaboration with its robust service pillars. For more information, please visit intuitivemachines.com.

About SEOPS

U.S.-owned and operated, SEOPS is a leading provider of rideshare integration and launch solutions for smallsats headed to LEO, cislunar, and beyond. The team brings years of experience and trusted relationships with launch vehicle providers, helping customers expertly execute mission campaigns for education, scientific advancement, and national security needs, including tactically responsive rideshare launch and dynamic 24/7 on-orbit operations. SEOPS’ comprehensive launch services, from capacity procurement to flexible deployment systems, orbital transfer vehicle solutions, mission design and integration services, ensure payloads get on orbit in the most seamless, cost-effective way possible. For more information or to book your next launch, visit seops.space.

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SEOPS Media Contact: 
Jodi Sorensen, on behalf of SEOPS 
jodi@littlecandlemarketing.com
206-856-4202 cell

Intuitive Machines Media Contacts: 
Investor inquiries: investors@intuitivemachines.com
Media inquiries: press@intuitivemachines.com

Forward-Looking Statements about Intuitive Machines

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SEOPS Awarded GSA Contract for the Rideshare, Integration and Deployment of Six U.S. Space Force Satellites 800 450 SEOPS Space

SEOPS Awarded GSA Contract for the Rideshare, Integration and Deployment of Six U.S. Space Force Satellites

SEOPS Awarded GSA Contract for the Rideshare, Integration and Deployment of Six U.S. Space Force Satellites

Technical expertise, track record, and cost are key factors for DoD missions

GSA Awards SEOPS Contract

For the Blaze mission, SEOPS will provide comprehensive mission management, integration services as well as deployment systems for the six payloads supporting technology demonstrations, including one Evolved Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA)-class satellite and five CubeSats. Space Systems Command’s Assured Access to Space (AATS) Mission Integration Branch (AAMI) and the Small Launch and Targets Division (AAMX) in support of the DoD Space Test Program (STP) contracted for the commercial rideshare services.

“We’re extremely pleased to be selected to support the launch of SSC’s upcoming Blaze mission,” said Chad Brinkley, CEO of SEOPS. “Our proven track record and expertise in solving complex launch challenges for both commercial and military organizations with our wide range of integration services and hardware products is a significant advantage in securing contracts like this from the DoD. We’re very proud to be their trusted partner on this mission.”

The SEOPS team collectively brings experience from more than 400 satellite deployments, including for the U.S Space Force, NRO, and NASA. Having secured a GSA Contract Schedule in 2022, SEOPS’ submitted its proposal via the GSA eBuy portal, where it was evaluated on multiple criteria, including technical capabilities, schedule, experience, and price.

About SEOPS 

U.S.-owned and operated, SEOPS is a leading provider of rideshare integration and launch solutions for smallsats headed to LEO, cislunar, and beyond. The team brings years of experience and trusted relationships with launch vehicle providers, helping customers expertly execute mission campaigns for education, scientific advancement, and national security needs, including tactically responsive rideshare launch and dynamic 24/7 on-orbit operations. SEOPS’ comprehensive launch services, from capacity procurement to flexible deployment systems, orbital transfer vehicle solutions, mission design and integration services, ensure payloads get on orbit in the most seamless, cost-effective way possible. For more information or to book your next launch, visit seops.space.

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Media Contact: 
Jodi Sorensen, on behalf of SEOPS 
jodi@littlecandlemarketing.com
206-856-4202 cell

SEOPS Readies Five Payloads on Upcoming Rideshare Transporter-11 600 338 SEOPS Space

SEOPS Readies Five Payloads on Upcoming Rideshare Transporter-11

SEOPS Readies Five Payloads from Three Countries on Upcoming Transporter-11 Rideshare Mission with SpaceX

Latest mission highlights the rideshare provider’s ability to accommodate last-minute manifest additions and the debut of its new ‘soft-ride’ deployment system.

Houston, TX – June 24, 2024 – SEOPS announced today it has provided the integration and rideshare services for five spacecraft on the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with SpaceX. The mission is targeted to lift off on a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California this summer. A long-time rideshare and integration services provider on International Space Station and Transporter missions, SEOPS provided end-to-end mission services for five government and commercial payloads from three countries, including adding a spacecraft from Hungary to the manifest when its original launch plans fell through at the last minute.

T-11 Patch - Ghost Trap Introduction

This mission also marks the inaugural flight of the company’s patented Ghost Trap deployment system which provides an innovative design for a low vibration, smooth ride. Ideal for sensitive payloads such as those containing sensitive optical sensors or delicate solar arrays, the new system decreases the stress load, creating a more protected and secure environment, without the need for additional adapters or isolators. In turn, the integration process is simplified and faster – a benefit for smallsat operators and launch vehicle providers alike.

“Our years of experience supporting both domestic and international customers on SpaceX’s Transporter Rideshare missions are unparalleled,” said Chad Brinkley, CEO of SEOPS. “The relationship and expertise are particularly valuable when there are last-minute changes, which happens frequently in our industry. We pride ourselves on going the extra mile for our customers, solving their unique launch challenges and Transporter-11 is a prime example of that from both a hardware and services perspective.”

SEOPS provided the rideshare and integration services for the following spacecraft on Transporter-11:

  • Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-4 (PTD-4): Part of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate’s Small Spacecraft Technology (SST) program’s technology demonstrator series to test new subsystem technologies to increase small spacecraft capabilities, PTD-4 will demonstrate a very high-power, low-volume deployable solar array with an integrated antenna called the Lightweight Integrated Solar Array and anTenna, or LISA-T.
  • Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator-R (PTD-R): Also part of NASA SST’s PTD series of technology demonstrator missions, the PTD-R mission will demonstrate simultaneous ultraviolet and short-wave infrared optical sensing from space for the first time via two 85-mm aperture monolithic telescopes mounted side-by-side.
  • Iperdrone: Funded by the Italian Space Agency and developed by an entirely Italian consortium composed of Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali, Tyvak International and Kayser Italia, the Iperdrone spacecraft will demonstrate proximity operations for space assets, visual inspection, and a controlled re-entry in a pre-defined corridor. 
  • Train Rapid On-Orbit Payload (TROOP-F2): NearSpace Launch Inc.’s TROOP-F2 is a hosted payload program that offers an affordable and rapid turn on research iterations, a consistent opportunity to increase technology readiness level numbers, and a variety of testing pathways. Additionally, onboard TROOP-F2 is a hosted payload for Celestis, a memorial and space burial services provider, whose Harmony Flight includes a symbolic portion of the cremated remains or DNA of 62 flight participants.
  • Water Resources in Efficient Networks (WREN-1): From Hungarian space company C3S LLC, the WREN-1 mission is a real-time decision support system for climate adaptation, drought prevention, and yield forecasting.

SEOPS was able to accommodate the WREN-1 spacecraft on its manifest, via a partnership with France’s RIDE!, when C3S’s original launch plans collapsed. CEO of C3S Gyula Horváth commented, “The SEOPS team demonstrated remarkable flexibility and professionalism, especially considering the unusual circumstances and timing requirements for our mission. They were steadfast in their support, adapting seamlessly to meet our evolving needs. We’re thankful for their unwavering commitment to ensure WREN-1 gets on orbit on schedule.” 

About SEOPS 

U.S.-owned and operated, SEOPS is a leading provider of rideshare integration and launch solutions for smallsats headed to LEO, cislunar and beyond. The team brings years of experience and trusted relationships with launch vehicle providers, helping customers expertly execute mission campaigns for education, scientific advancement, and national security needs, including tactically responsive rideshare launch and dynamic 24/7 on-orbit operations. SEOPS’ comprehensive launch services, from capacity procurement to flexible deployment systems, OTV solutions, mission design and integration services, ensure payloads get on orbit in the most seamless, cost-effective way possible. For more information or to book your next launch, visit https://seops.space.

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Media Contact: 
Jodi Sorensen, on behalf of SEOPS 
jodi@littlecandlemarketing.com
206-856-4202 cell

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