An American company has developed the world’s largest unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) called “Raven X”, which it claims will be able to launch satellites in a very short time and at a very low cost. Can reach space.
The drone, manufactured by the company Aevum, is 80 feet long and 18 feet wide, with a wingspan of 60 feet.
Despite its size, it would only need a mile-long runway for take-off and landing, and only 8,000 square feet of hangar space.
Not only this, but the “Ravn X” will require the same fuel as a normal jet plane.
The company claims that it will be able to take off and land in a fully automated manner. However, based on all the drones built so far, it is more reasonable to say that although there will be no pilot on board, there will be a pilot “sitting at a distance” controlling it. That is, we can call it semi-automatic, but it will not be fully automatic.
The information released by Eum Company does not reveal how fast the “Raven X” can fly and how much weight (payload) it can carry, but it is definitely estimated that it will be able to reach the Earth’s surface. will release its payload upon reaching the outer edge of the , which will probably be carried to the desired orbit by some other additional arrangement (eg, a rocket).
Since the sphere is out of air, the problem of air friction and resistance will also be almost negligible, which will also save fuel. In this way, any satellite can be brought to its orbit at a very low cost, and in a very short time.
Raven X drones are very hardy and can fly in any weather. Currently, 70 percent of the “leftover” drones that land following a flight are reused. Aum company’s goal is to produce drones that are 100% reusable following one flight.
When the fleet of these drones is complete, they will be able to launch a satellite into space every 180 minutes (three hours), says Jay Skiles, founder and head of the Aum company.
Skiles says that his company has already signed contracts with various public and private entities to send several satellites into space, with a total value of more than a billion dollars. Currently, IOM’s largest client is the US Space Force, which will soon use the Raven X launch system to launch its Echelon 45 military satellites into low-Earth orbit. will
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2024-07-07 05:07:13
