LAUNCHING LATE 2026

DEEPSPACE-2

The first commercially viable path to deep space.

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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.

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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Propulsion

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Propulsion

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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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Payload

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Payload

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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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POWER

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POWER

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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.