First Suborbital Spaceplane Surveillance Test Flight Conducted

Dawn Aerospace and Scout Space Team Up for Demonstration Mission

The first demonstration flight of a space domain awareness (SDA) payload using a sub-orbital spaceplane at supersonic speeds has been conducted in New Zealand. The flight tested integration of the Scout Space ‘Morning Sparrow’ sensor suite aboard the Dawn Aerospace Aurora platform, flying from a conventional runway at Tāwhaki National Aerospace Center.

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