The microsatellite is due to launch in June this year aboard aSpaceXFalcon 9 rocket.
Heres where Exolaunch comes in.
The companys CarboNIX gadget is billed asthe lowest-shock and lowest-tumbling separation system ever used in space.
Key to this instrument isa patentedsynchronous spring pusher system that smoothly deploys satellites.
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Meteorologists will also use the mission to improve weather forecasts around the world.
Setups like these are becoming increasingly common, as private companies become more involved in space exploration.
For Exolaunch, securing its very first contract with the ESA is a crucial milestone.
But this could soon change.
Europe could even soon have itsvery own spaceport.
Story bySion Geschwindt
Sion is a freelance science and technology reporter, specialising in climate and energy.
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