ISILAUNCH team successfully integrates BRIK-II satellite
This Monday, the 17th of May, the BRIK-II satellite was successfully placed into its QuadPack deployer as part of the ISILAUNCH28 launch campaign. The ISILAUNCH team in charge joined Virgin Orbit at Long Beach, California, to prepare the satellite for launch and to perform integration of the satellite into the deployer, which is part of…
This Monday, the 17th of May, the BRIK-II satellite was successfully placed into its QuadPack deployer as part of the ISILAUNCH28 launch campaign. The ISILAUNCH team in charge joined Virgin Orbit at Long Beach, California, to prepare the satellite for launch and to perform integration of the satellite into the deployer, which is part of a multi-satellite manifest managed by Virgin Orbit on its “Tubular Bells, part 1” launch mission.
One of the notable feats of this campaign is the late loading, where the satellite activities on-site – as well as the time between integration and launch – are minimized. In doing so Virgin Orbit, ISILAUNCH and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) demonstrate this vital aspect of responsive access to space, a theme that stresses the added value of small launch vehicles. “After months of dedicated and hard work, we are proud to achieve this milestone with success, and looking forward to seeing it lifting off as part of a unique moment for the Dutch space industry”, said Jeroen Rotteveel, founder and CEO at ISISPACE.
Virgin Orbit will launch the BRIK-II satellite – the first nanosatellite owned and operated by the Dutch Ministry of Defense – in June. The satellite name was chosen to honor the historic “Brik”, the name of the first ever airplane owned by the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
