Insider Brief
- Blue Skies Space’s first satellite, Mauve, will launch in October 2025 aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket with the Transporter-15 rideshare program.
- Mauve will carry a 13 cm telescope designed to observe hundreds of stars in ultraviolet and visible wavelengths. The resulting data will enhance the understanding of stellar magnetic activity and flares and their impact on the habitability of exoplanets.
- The satellite’s development timeline—spanning less than three years from concept to launch—reflects a new model for the rapid deployment of science satellites.
Blue Skies Space has announced that its first satellite, Mauve, will launch in October 2025 aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. The satellite was built by a consortium of European companies, including C3S and ISISPACE and will join the Transporter-15 rideshare program.
Mauve will carry a 13 cm telescope designed to observe hundreds of stars in ultraviolet and visible wavelengths. This data aims to enhance the understanding of stellar magnetic activity and flares and their impact on the habitability of exoplanets. The satellite will provide valuable data that complements existing observations from larger facilities like the Hubble Space Telescope.
Blue Skies Space places researchers at the core of its science programs. Academics joining the project before launch will be able to lead the global research effort. They will guide where Mauve points its telescope and how long it observes specific targets during its three-year mission. Early participants in this program include researchers from institutions like Boston University, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Rice University, Vanderbilt University, and Western University.
Dr. Marcell Tessenyi, CEO and Co-founder of Blue Skies Space emphasized the importance of Mauve’s upcoming launch, stating that it represents a crucial step in making space science data accessible to researchers worldwide. The satellite’s development timeline—spanning less than three years from concept to launch—reflects a new model for the rapid deployment of science satellites.
With Mauve, Blue Skies Space aims to accelerate space science by providing more timely and accessible data to the global research community.
Image credit: Blue Skies Space
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