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LAUNCHING LATE 2026
DEEPSPACE-2
The first commercially viable path to deep space.
[COST]
[BUS]
[LIFESPAN]
FRACTION OF TRADITIONAL MISSIONS
200KG MODULAR PLATFORM
UP TO 2 YEARS
THE FIRST COMMERCIAL SPACECRAFT TO RENDEZVOUS WITH AN ASTEROID
Mission Type
Flyby and imaging mission
Spacecraft
200 kg, 2 kW power
PAYLOAD
Imaging and characterization equipment
MISSION PROFILE
DeepSpace-2 is new kind of interplanetary spacecraft: low-cost, autonomous, and built to fly often. Launching in the fourth quarter of 2026, DeepSpace-2 will travel millions of kilometers to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid. Once there, the spacecraft will capture high-resolution imagery to characterize the asteroid's shape, structure, and mineral composition. The mission is built on our spacecraft bus, designed for high-cadence operations beyond Earth orbit using autonomous navigation and long-range communications. It is how we will expand humanity's reach beyond Earth orbit.
DEEPSPACE-2
CAPABILITIES
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Propulsion
DeepSpace-2 uses Hall-effect thrusters, a form of electric propulsion that accelerates xenon ions to generate thrust. However, the spacecraft bus isn't locked into any single propulsion architecture. Future missions can fly chemical, electric, or a hybrid system, depending on the mission requirements: transit time, range, or both.
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Payload
The bus is designed to support a wide range of payloads, from optical and infrared cameras to RF instruments, space domain awareness sensors, spectrometers, and eventually mining hardware. DeepSpace-2's payload is a high-resolution monochromatic camera. It will help us understand the asteroid's shape, surface features, texture, and reflectivity. It will also give clues as to its mineral composition.
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POWER
DeepSpace-2 generates 2 kW of power from onboard solar. That power means the spacecraft can stay alive even if the solar arrays do not fully deploy, and we can complete the mission with only one wing operating. This makes it the highest efficiency spacecraft ever flown.
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COMMUNICATIONS
DeepSpace-2 stays in contact with Earth across distances up to 20 million kilometers. It uses omnidirectional antennas, which means the spacecraft does not need to precisely point back at Earth to communicate. That improves mission reliability and allows the spacecraft to maintain its thrust in a very specific direction while still sending and receiving data.
Mission trajectory
To Moon vicinity
T+3.5D
Lunar flyby
T+4.5d
Deep space cruise
T+5.5D
Rendezvous
T+1YR
20 million kILOmETERS FROM EARTH
TARGET: Near-Earth METALLIC asteroid
Near-Earth M-type asteroid
ENGINEERED TO REACH WHERE NO COMMERCIAL SPACECRAFT HAS GONE BEFORE
DeepSpace-2 is designed to travel 20 million km from Earth, rendezvous bodies, and operate autonomously for 2 years.
Hall-effect Thruster
5 km/s Delta-V
Power
2 kW solar
Communications
S-band, up to 20 million km
Avionics
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Xavier Industrial
Payload Camera
60 kg Xenon Propellant
Deep space payload services
Fly commercial payloads beyond Earth orbit.