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ArcSpace develops technologies for space manufacturing. Previously, SES signed a contract with OHB to create the IRIS² satellite system, positioned as a European analogue of Starlink.
ArcSpace will demonstrate automated welding technology in low-Earth orbit in 2027, writes European Spaceflight (ES).
For these purposes, the French startup ArcSpace has attracted two million euros of new investments. In an interview with the publication, company CEO Guillaume Mohara explained that the demonstration will include a small payload weighing 12 kilograms, which will be “very compact for the ambitions of the mission.” The product is planned to be delivered on board a spacecraft of an unnamed partner, whose name the company will announce later.
ES previously reported that European satellite communications operator SES has awarded OHB a contract worth almost one billion euros for the development and creation of satellite platforms for the Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite (IRIS²) communications system, considered an analogue of Starlink.
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