LOXSAT

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LOXSAT is a NASA funded cryogenic fluid management demonstration satellite mission. Eta Space is building the payload. [1] [2] LOXSAT aims to demonstrate on-orbit docking and cryogenic refueling operations using a cryogenic fluid transfer disconnect and latching mechanism developed for depot applications. It will also demonstrate repeated mating/de-mating and the transfer of liquid oxygen. [3] [4] LOXSAT1 will test technology for Eta's orbital depot "CryoDock". [5] It is scheduled to launch no earlier than early 2026 on a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle. [6] [7] The follow-up LOXSAT2 mission, a full-scale operational depot, is being defined. [2]

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  1. ↑ "Assembly Underway on Eta Space's LOXSAT". Eta Space (Press release). 23 June 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023– via EIN PressWire.
  2. 1 2 "NASA Awards Eta Space Contract for Gas Stations in Space". Eta Space (Press release). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021– via EIN Presswire.
  3. ↑ "Altius Space Machines to support of Eta Space and NASA's LOXSAT Cryogenic Fluid Management Mission" (Press release). 25 Aug 2021.
  4. ↑ "LOXSAT 1". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  5. ↑ "PLAY IT COOL: THIS COMPANY IS BUILDING A CRYOGENIC GAS STATION IN SPACE May 2022". Archived from the original on 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  6. ↑ "LOXSAT Payload Rolls Out to KSC for Testing". Eta Space (Press release). 22 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024– via EIN PressWire.
  7. ↑ Reporter; Kuper, Stephen (2025-10-23). "Rocket Lab completes spacecraft for NASA cryogenic fuel mission with Eta Space". www.spaceconnectonline.com.au. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
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