Our Missions

Momentus offers in-space infrastructure services, including in-space transportation, hosted payloads and in-orbit services. Momentus believes it can make new ways of operating in space possible with its Vigoride in-space transfer and service vehicle that will be powered by an innovative water plasma-based propulsion system that is under development. Read more about our spaceflight heritage and get the latest mission updates.

Vigoride-5

Launched:

January 3, 2023 on SpaceX Transporter-6 Mission

MISSION OVERVIEW:

The second Vigoride demonstration mission has been in orbit since January 3. Priorities for this flight include hosting Caltech’s Space-based Solar Power Project payload, deploying a satellite with the Qosmosys Zeus-1 payload, and testing Vigoride’s performance in space, including its Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) that is designed to use water as a propellant.

Mission News:

February 6: Momentus Vigoride-5 Status Update #2: Commissioning Operations Continue

January 9: Momentus Vigoride-5 Status Update #1: Vehicle Commissioning operations under way

January 3: Vigoride-5 separates from Falcon 9 on SpaceX Transporter-6 mission.

January 3: Momentus Launches Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle on SpaceX Transporter-6 Mission

Vigoride-3

Launched:

May 25, 2022 on SpaceX Transporter-5 Mission

MISSION OVERVIEW:

This flight marked Momentus’ inaugural demonstration mission. The primary objective of the flight was to test the Vigoride vehicle in space and learn from on-orbit operations. Eight payloads were deployed from Vigoride in support of commercial customers.