UK Military Space-Tracking Cubesats Achieve Key Design Milestone

Astroscale has cleared a major hurdle in its Orpheus mission, finalizing the critical design review for two specialized cubesats. These spacecraft, scheduled for launch next year, are set to enhance the British military's capabilities in monitoring space weather and tracking low Earth orbit (LEO) objects. The project was backed by a £5.15 million contract from the UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and features international collaboration with U.S. and Canadian defense research