Alba Mission Services Timeline
We believe that launching a satellite should be as simple and seamless as possible.
That’s why the Alba Orbital launch team works closely with PocketQube teams on all missions, offering help at every step of their journey to orbit.
The schedule below is an example of the standard mission services timeline for Alba launch clusters:
Estimated Schedule | Title | Purpose |
L-9 months | Kick-off meeting; Customer Questionnaire; Licence Application Status. | Project kick-off. |
L-6 months | Programme Introduction; Environmental Verification Plan; Contamination Compliance Plan; Range Safety Data. | Detailed information on satellite and outlining customer required documentation. |
L-5 months | Digital Fit-Check. | Verify satellite is compatible with AlbaPod |
L-4 months | Environmental Test Data; Final Mass Properties. | Verification of flight hardware and confirmation of final flight configuration. |
L-3 months | Customer Pre-ship review; Customer Licence Certification. | Verification that customer has met all the requirements for launch prior to integration |
L-2 months | PocketQube delivery; Satellite handover report. | Integration of satellite hardware to AlbaPod in Glasgow, UK |
L-2 months | Launch site delivery. | Integrated AlbaPods shipped to launch site |
L-0 months | Launch. | |
Separation -0 | Confirmation of separation. | |
Separation +1 hour | Initial State Vectors | The initial state vectors from the launch will be passed to customers as soon as they are made available from the launch provider. |
If you would like more information on the launch process, or would like to launch your own satellite, please get in touch at contact@albaorbital.com.