Orbiter SN1 Fails Before Mission Completion
On January 3, 2023, Launcher successfully launched its first spacecraft … Orbiter SN1 … to orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 (Transporter-6). Upon successful separation of Launcher’s 24-inch separation system, the Orbiter SN1 powered up and communicated to the ground via command uplink and telemetry downlink during its first scheduled ground station pass.
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