Launch of Mission Space Second Orbital Payload Announced
Will Launch with Rogue Space in 2026
Commercial space-weather company Mission Space has announced it will launch its second orbital payload with Rogue Space in 2026. The announcement was made at the recent Spacepower Conference in Orlando, FL.
“Real missions require real measurements — radiation, neutral density, charging — taken from where the hardware will fly.”
Mary Glaz, Mission Space
The first Mission Space payload, ZOHAR-I, launched in March 2025 and recently received the 2025 Global Tech Award for advancing high-cadence radiation monitoring from orbit. The second mission builds on that foundation by adding a new data point and introducing neutral-density tracking — a key input for predicting atmospheric drag, orbital shifts, and maneuver uncertainty during geomagnetic events.
“This mission is about giving new space hardware the data it actually needs to survive and operate. You can’t design for LEO, GEO, or the Moon using assumptions or historic averages,” said Mary Glaz, CEO of Mission Space “Real missions require real measurements — radiation, neutral density, charging — taken from where the hardware will fly. Expanding our network with Rogue Space moves the industry closer to building and operating based on current conditions, not guesswork.”
“Mission Space aligns with the future of dynamic operations,” said Brook Leonard, CEO of Rogue Space. “Supporting their next payload reflects the increasing need for responsive, in-orbit sensing capabilities.”
“We’re glad to support companies building practical, commercial applications in space. Partnering on this mission with Mission Space reflects the growing need for in-orbit data that directly improves how satellites operate and how missions are planned,” said David Franklin, CRO of Rogue Space. “This is exactly the kind of capability the new space economy depends on.”
With two additional launches scheduled for 2026, Mission Space continues building a multi-point, high-temporal-resolution layer for radiation, neutral density, and surface-charging intelligence.