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Portal unveils Starburst and announces Starburst-1 mission – SatNews

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Portal Space Systems has introduced Starburst, an ESPA-class rapid-maneuverability spacecraft, and confirmed Starburst-1 will launch on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 in Q4 2026 for the company’s first free-flying mission with live payloads—this mission will demonstrate rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), rapid re-tasking, and rapid orbital change for national security and commercial use cases. Starburst is built to bring maneuverability to prol…
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satnews.com broke the news in on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
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