KID Re-Entry Capsule Transmitted Data After Separation From PSLV-C62: Spanish Start Up

KID re-entry capsule transmitted data after separation from PSLV-C62: Spanish start up

A Spanish startup, Orbital Paradigm, claims its Kestrel Initial Technology Demonstrator (KID) capsule survived the failed PSLV-C62 mission, separating and transmitting data. While ISRO has not confirmed this, the company stated the 25kg payload, intended as the final satellite, successfully detached. The mission, which aimed to deploy 15 other satellites, experienced third-stage disturbances, leading to its failure.

KID re-entry capsule transmitted data after separation from PSLV-C62: Spanish start-up - The Tribune

The Kestrel Initial Technology Demonstrator (KID), weighing 25 kg, was one of the 16 satellites that were onboard PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 mission which suffered a failure on January 12.

When ISRO's PSLV-C62 failed, a football-sized satellite refused to go quietly: Inside story of Spanish 'KID'

The satellite was designed to test re-entry technologies and was meant to eventually splash down in the South Pacific Ocean

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KID re-entry capsule transmitted data after separation from PSLV-C62 Spanish startup

European Capsule Demonstrator Survives Launch Failure

Credit: Orbital Paradigm A small reentry capsule demonstrator developed by Spanish space logistics startup Orbital Paradigm survived the failure of its PSLV launch vehicle on 12 January and successfully transmitted 190 seconds of flight data. Valencia-based Orbital Paradigm was founded in 2023 and is developing a reusable capsule called Kestrel that will be able to host payloads of up to 120 kilograms in orbit for as long as three months and the…