Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle
[production]other · food-service · 2 deployments in catalog
Manufacturer
Momentus SpaceForm Factor
other
Lifecycle
production
Operational Reality
Audited
Deployments
2
Target Price
Custom Quote
- PRODUCTION
Description
Space tug using proprietary Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) with water propellant. Capable of 750 kg payload to LEO, orbital plane changes, inclination changes, and delta-V up to 2 km/s. Provides hosted payload support, last-mile satellite delivery, and in-orbit servicing. Four Vigoride vehicles have launched to date (Vigoride-3, -5, -6, -7), with Vigoride-8 planned for 2027.
Key facts & specs
- website
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigoride
- lifecycle
- active
- manufacturer
- Momentus Space
- deployments count
- 2
- Maturity stage
- production
- Form Factor
- other
- Maturity
- production
- Weight
- 750 kg
- Payload
- 750 kg payload
Safety record
1 incident on record (1 serious). Most recent: Jul 2021.
FAQ
What is Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle?
Space tug using proprietary Microwave Electrothermal Thruster (MET) with water propellant. Capable of 750 kg payload to LEO, orbital plane changes, inclination changes, and delta-V up to 2 km/s. Provides hosted payload support, last-mile satellite delivery, and in-orbit servicing. Four Vigoride vehicles have launched to date (Vigoride-3, -5, -6, -7), with Vigoride-8 planned for 2027.
Is Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
Who makes Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle?
Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle is made by Momentus Space, based in San Jose, California, USA, founded in 2017.
Where is Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle deployed?
2 verified deployments of Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle are on the DEPLOY registry, including at United States (multiple hotel chains), Germany, Europe.
Can you buy Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle?
Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle include BrainOS, 10Beauty Manicure System, CleanSpark Bitcoin Mining Fleet, Hivemind.
How does Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle compare to BrainOS?
Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle and BrainOS (Brain Corp · 7 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle a top other?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle ranks in roughly the top 43% of other models tracked by the registry.
What is Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle's maturity stage?
Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.
Is Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle safe?
Vigoride Orbital Service Vehicle has 1 active incident on record in the DEPLOY registry. 1 incident on record (1 serious). Most recent: Jul 2021. Retracted incidents are excluded from this count.