Canadian Space Agency Awards R&D Funding to Rocket Lab

Developing Develop New Reaction Wheel for Medium-Class Satellites

The Canadian Space Agency has awarded research and development funding to Rocket Lab to develop a new medium-class reaction wheel, with targeted minimum angular momentum capacity of 25 Nms, designed to support 500kg – 1,000kg (≈1,100-2,200 pound) satellites with larger payloads operating in low Earth orbit and beyond.

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