Satellite launch specialist Arianespace is working with Open ##smos to put together a CubeSat network . A range of CubeSats will be deployed from the orbital Space Centre in French Guiana in march 2019 and launched into Sun - synchronous orbit at an altitude exceeding 500 km . The deployment is crucial to Open Cosmos ’ commercial prospects . Specialising in developing missions for low - cost satellites weighing less than 50 kg , it aims to help other firms use space technologies . Arianespace said the contract with Open Cosmos was evidence of its determination to help such firms establish a presence in different markets .
Satellite launch specialist Arianespace is working with Open Cosmos to put together a CubeSat network. A range of CubeSats will be launched from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana in Q4 2019 and placed into Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude exceeding 500 km. The deployment is crucial to Open Cosmos’ commercial prospects. Specialising in developing missions for low-cost satellites weighing less than 50 kg, it aims to help other companies use space technologies. Arianespace said the contract with Open Cosmos was evidence of its determination to help such firms build a presence in different markets.