The Journal of Space Commerce

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Sherpa-LTC OTV to Launch on Upcoming Starlink Mission

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Tom Patton
Aug 10, 2022
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A fully integrated Sherpa-LTC OTV (orbital transfer vehicle) and customer payload has been shipped to Cape Canaveral to launch aboard an upcoming Starlink mission scheduled for next month. The high-thrust propulsive Sherpa OTV will deploy from SpaceX’s Falcon 9 targeting a 310-kilometer circular orbit, before igniting and transporting an undisclosed cus…

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