Prometheus 2 Cubesats Readied For First UK Orbital Launch

Tony Osborne September 08, 2022
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Credit: Virgin Orbit
LONDON—Airbus is testing a pair of UK defense cubesats in readiness for the first orbital launch from the UK. The Prometheus 2 mission, led by the UK Defense Science and Technology Laboratories (DSTL), uses a pair of cereal box-sized satellites that will operate in low Earth orbit and test...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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