porkchop AB
- Founded: 2019
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- Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
Description: porkchop AB was a Swedish aerospace startup focused on developing reusable in-space logistics vehicles. The company's mission was to establish an interplanetary economy within the solar system by providing efficient in-space transportation and satellite servicing solutions.
Vision:
To establish a true interplanetary economy within the solar system, making space more accessible and useful for existing and future satellites.
Mission:
To revolutionize in-space logistics by creating reusable vehicles capable of performing various services, including satellite deployment, repositioning, inspection, and de-orbiting.
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- Website: https://www.porkchop.space/
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Key Milestones:
- 2022: Successfully deployed a scaled-down version of their uVAT thrusters into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during the Transporter-3 mission. The mission aimed to demonstrate the company's patent-pending Power-Processing Unit (PPU), which uses less power and occupies a smaller volume than traditional alternatives.
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- porkchop M: A reusable, multipurpose in-space logistics vehicle designed to perform a variety of services in orbit. It utilized proprietary Micro Vacuum Arc Thrusters (uVAT) technology to rendezvous and dock with client satellites.