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Visual Guide to the Copenhagen Suborbitals Armada

Yesterday, Copenhagen Suborbitals voted YES on the matter of purchasing a 30 tonnes aluminum SAR boat which will become a vital part of our sea launch operations. It has the capabilities of supporting mission control, live feed systems, craning of capsules/rockets and much more. We succeeded in finding the finances to pay off 80% of […]
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Prime vessel - launch platform Sputnik. Image: Copenhagen SuborbitalsPrime vessel - launch platform Sputnik. Image: Copenhagen Suborbitals

Yesterday, Copenhagen Suborbitals voted YES on the matter of purchasing a 30 tonnes aluminum SAR boat which will become a vital part of our sea launch operations. It has the capabilities of supporting mission control, live feed systems, craning of capsules/rockets and much more.

We succeeded in finding the finances to pay off 80% of the ship and operate it for app 1.5 years.

It is the beginning of a new adventure within Copenhagen Suborbitals. Personally, I am amazed to witness the process of Peter and I going from having a 20 sqm room and one welding machine, 4 years ago, to see the entire organization today with all the members, machinery, supporters and ships.

Everyone, somehow involved in this project, is to be credited for this amazing process.

This blog is merely a salute to this decision and a visual guide to the entire Armada in play, during launches.. owned by Copenhagen Suborbitals and external players.

Copenhagen Suborbitals vessels

Our new SAR boat for supporting sea launch operations. Not yet named. Image: CS/Niels Johansen
40 tonnes submarine Nautilus. Image: Morten Olsen40 tonnes submarine Nautilus. Image: Morten Olsen
Blue RIB - photo/video and recovery. Image: Copenhagen Suborbitals

External players and supporters

MHV903 - naval home guard. Mission control and range safety. Image: Copenhagen SuborbitalsMHV903 - naval home guard. Mission control and range safety. Image: Copenhagen Suborbitals
SAR ship Leopold Rosenfeldt. Photo/video and range safety. Image: Copenhagen SuborbitalsSAR ship Leopold Rosenfeldt. Photo/video and range safety. Image: Copenhagen Suborbitals
The Mosely Snowflake Sponge in all its fractal glory. Photo: courtesy Hugh McHarg.LRB-18. SAR boat. Launch operation and recovery. Image: Copenhagen Suborbitals

Motrr is focusing on serving the installed based of iPhone users and will deal with the Lightning connector in V.2. Photo Motrr

Red RIB. Naval Home Guard. Launch operations and recovery. Image: Copenhagen Suborbitals
Diveline.dk RIB. Photo/video and recovery. Image: Copenhagen Suborbitals

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Kristian von Bengtson