Burlington, Vermont – August 9, 2022 - With the most popular, revenue-generating orbits increasingly congested, Benchmark Space Systems today unveiled a breakthrough Collision Avoidance (ColA) Kit, featuring its heritage propulsion technology in a condensed package, that is easily and affordably deployed aboard electric propulsion (EP) and non-propulsive microsatellites and OTVs to help them quickly steer clear of approaching spacecraft and orbital debris.
Benchmark’s COLA Kit will leverage innovations in space domain awareness and traffic management data technologies through strategic partnerships and collaborations driven by a passion for a more cooperative and sustainable space economy.
In-space situational awareness data and service provider SCOUT is among dozens of space companies that see real-life advantages in combining technologies that track and detect conjunction threats with systems that can effectively respond and react.
Scout is deploying payloads and satellites that provide next-generation data on the orbital environment. The firm’s technology improves coverage and fidelity of situational awareness and space data with use of in-space and on-board sensors, leading to greater accuracy, fidelity, and late detection capability that will help operators make valuable operational improvements through rapid maneuverability enabled by Benchmark’s COLA Kit.
“SCOUT will deploy our fleet of in-space and on-orbit systems to provide continuous situational awareness services to support sustainable space operations, and advanced on-orbit, servicing, assembly and manufacturing missions,” said Eric Ingram, SCOUT CEO. “SCOUT and Benchmark have shared missions in the past and we have strong synergies on our respective roadmaps that highlight several opportunities to work cooperatively to bring pre-integrated, bundled solutions to benefit the market.”
As popular orbits are getting crowded, operational risks increase significantly. Without an effective collision avoidance capability, operators are sometimes faced with increased costs and mission delays to modify satellites and spacecraft to function effectively in less traveled, alternate orbital locations. Benchmark will continue to strengthen their technological solutions with a network of unfolding partnerships.
Benchmark’s scalable, launch vehicle agnostic propulsion products and services suite support a broad spectrum of spacecraft – from 3U cubesats through ESPA-class (3-500kg) satellites, lunar landers, spent launcher stages, and orbital transfer vehicles (OTVs), which will enable a broad range of in-space services and capabilities supporting the space economy and ecosystem. Visit www.BenchmarkSpaceSystems.com for additional COLA Kit technical specifications and other product inquiries.
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About Benchmark Space Systems
Benchmark Space Systems is a full life cycle in-space mobility provider, delivering products and partnerships from mission planning through decommission. Founded in 2017 to develop green propulsion technologies and flexible product configurations to market, the team’s rapid growth and focus on the development and sustainability of a democratized space domain has resulted in a product lineup of turn-key propulsion systems for 3U cubesat through ESPA and OTV class spacecraft in LEO, GEO, and beyond. Benchmark’s patented and proprietary innovations focus on eliminating customer pain-points and increasing asset value for unparalleled ROI. To explore how Benchmark can help improve your mission, from rapid orbit insertion to advanced RPO (Rendezvous and Proximity Operations)
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