The Korea Times
Korean Air said Friday it signed a memorandum of understanding with French space mobility company Exotrail to cooperate on orbital transfer vehicle services. The signing ceremony was held at the Fairmont Ambassador Seoul hotel in Yeouido, Thursday. Under the agreement, the two companies will collaborate on advanced space services, including low Earth orbit satellite transportation and payload hosting, multiorbit satellite deployment, and satellite life extension and refueling. They plan to form a joint working group to begin detailed discussions on launch plans and optimizing orbital transportation costs. Central to that effort are orbital transfer vehicles, designed to carry small satellites released from a larger launch vehicle to their precise target orbits — what the industry often calls “last-mile” delivery in space. After deployment, such vehicles can also support stable satellite operations through in-orbit services, including orbital correction, life extension, refueling and payload hosting. Demand for cluster launches of small satellites has risen sharply, increasing the im
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