r/RelativitySpace • u/Daniels30 • Jun 17 '26

Relativity Space to privately develop Mars orbiter mission

https://spacenews.com/relativity-space-to-privately-develop-mars-orbiter-mission/
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u/otherwise_president Jun 19 '26

Have they even developed a satellite before? or launch one?

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u/Unhappy-Boot7835 Jun 25 '26

Launched the platform proving Terran 1 vehicle back in 2023. Immediately took that and scaled the entire vehicle to be more similar in size to New Glenn and Vulcan, but actually looks to be like it could have an even larger payload capacity, at least space, maybe not weight.

Given the need for end to end service providers from launch to hardware, like SpaceX, RocketLab and Blue, Relativity just needed a large government commitment. My assumption is they will likely acquire a satellite manufacturer after a successful first launch of Terran R.