InSpace Rideshare
Following the success of Faraday-1 Phoenix, In-Space Missions has developed the InSpace Rideshare Service (formally known as the Faraday Service). With this service customers can access the performance of a small satellite and deliver their payloads to orbit at a fraction of the cost of traditional flight services – including dedicated Cubesat missions. InSpace Rideshare includes a full range of technical and regulatory services which enable customers to focus on payload development and service design. It is particularly suitable for:
- Precursor missions
- Early service roll-out
- Service and technology demonstration missions
- Flight qualification of new technology
InSpace Dedicated
InSpace Dedicated is a 100kg+ small satellite platform offering flexible payload accommodation up to 60kg.
The platform design includes a TByte of data storage and variety of payload data interfaces which can be scaled to accommodate multiple payloads. The mission can be augmented with an on-orbit processing solution along with a GEO ISL to support low latency applications.
Suitable for a range of payloads including:
- Earth observation
- ISR and SSA/SDA
- RF sensing and communications
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InSpace Digital
A sophisticated, flexible, re-configurable integrated ground and space system that will deliver a comprehensive capability to address the needs of the end-users in the civil and commercial domains.
Query
Exploit our rich archive of geometric & radiometric corrected EO, SAR and RF data, or utilise our tailored analytics products that are continually updated with data from our InSpace Digital Live system.
Simulation
Develop your applications in a simulated environment that is representative of our operational InSpace Digital Live system configuration.
Task
Task our InSpace Digital Live system to deliver timely geolocated raw or processed EO, SAR and RF data to further your application development.
Orbit
Validate, upload and execute your application on our operational InSpace Digital Live system with the full support of our service delivery team.
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InSpace Rideshare
Fly your payload on our Faraday Dragon rideshare mission, launching 2026!
We are working to finalise partners and payloads for Faraday Dragon, an Asia-Pacific regional satellite rideshare mission, launching in 2026. Faraday Dragon is a small satellite platform with a 5 year mission lifetime that will fly multiple payloads for regional space players including government, commercial, financial, research and educational organisations and we offer our customers a full end-to-end ultra low-cost rideshare service. We currently have payload space available for our next launch – get in touch using the contact form below.
- Demo and service delivery up to 5 years lifetime
- Formation flying
- Intersatellite
- LEO to GEO links.
ABOUT US
In-Space Missions, a wholly owned subsidiary of BAE Systems Ltd, are world class experts who design, build and operate physical and digital space missions for global customers from our site in the UK. We design manufacture, integrate and test a range of small satellites from 50kg up to 300kg, providing full end-to-end capabilities customers including payload development support; integration of payloads into the spacecraft; system testing; licensing; launch; commissioning; on-orbit operations; secure data delivery; and everything in-between. We also offer ‘Space as a Service’ through our InSpace Rideshare and InSpace Digital services. Our goal is to achieve a new and more sustainable use of space by an infrastructure in low Earth orbit that can be reprogrammed and upgraded to carry out variable mission applications.
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