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YAM 8, 9

YAM 8 [Airbus Defence and Space]

YAM (Yet Another Mission) is a series of micro satellites owned by Loft Orbital, which host various payloads for different customers.

The satellites consist of a standardized bus and Loft Orbital's payload hub, which houses the customer's payloads and provides power, data, mechanical, and thermal interfaces to the payloads and on-board data processing.

The YAM-8 is the first satellite deployed on Airbus' upgraded Arrow 150 platform (based on the OneWeb Arrow platform) which can support multi-mission concepts, technology and in-orbit demonstrations. The launch of YAM-8, which is the first of Loft’s next-gen Longbow satellites, also signifies the first application of the Pioneer IODA development, with Airbus having sold more than 30 platforms to Loft Orbital.

Nation: USA
Type / Application: Payload hosting, technology
Operator: Loft Orbital
Contractors: Loft Orbital (payload hub); Airbus Defence and Space (bus)
Equipment: see above
Configuration: Arrow-150 bus
Propulsion:
Power: 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
YAM 8 2025-052AW 15.03.2025 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with SpaceEye-T, Clarity 1, W-Series 3, FireSat 0, Arvaker 1, DROID.002, DSAR-TD, M-SEL, Sphinx, ICEYE X46, X48, X50, X51, LizzieSat 3, YAM 8, ION-SCV 017, HERMES-SP 1, ..., 6, HADES ICM, Hydra W, Unicorn 2O, 2P, 2Q, Startical IOD-1, Pandore, SOAP, OrCa 2b, AeroCube 18A, 18B, Buccaneer MM, Deloitte 1, EZIE A, B, C, Lemur-2 204, ..., 209, OTP 2, RED5, Tomorrow S5, S6, UVSQ-SAT-NG, Al Munther, Botsat 1, HYVRID, NILA, JinjuSat 1B, NUSHSat 1, Tevel 2-1, ..., 2-9, RAPSat 1A, 1B, 1C
YAM 9 2025-276AE 28.11.2025 Va SLC-4E Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) with FORMOSAT 8A, W-Series 4, IRIDE-MS1-EAGLET2 1, ..., 8, Nahla, YAM 9, Azalea Cluster 1 RF-1, 2, 3, Pelican 5, 6, ICEYE X58, ..., X62, PIAST M, S1, S2, ŅuSat 47, 51, 52, Umbra-SAR 11, Mercury 1, HydroGNSS 1, 2, ION-SCV 021, 022, LacunaSat 4C, ..., 4F Lemur-2 233, 334, 235, Foresail 1p, LEO Express 3, FossaSat 2E22, 2E23, 2E24, FGN-TUG S01, FRG 10D1, CTC 1A, 1B, 1C, GENA-OT 1, GHGSat C14, C15, GYEONGGISat 1, MAUVE, PHI 1, SpeQtre, Black Kite 1, BRO 17, 20, 6GStarLab, AE5Ra, AE5Rb, AE5Rc, Lilium 2, PW-6U, R5 S7, TRYAD 1, 2, 3UCubed A, Flock-4h 1, ..., 36, Lilium 3, OTTER, PHASMA-LAMARR, PHASMA-DIRAC, SPiN 2, TORO 2, WISDOM A, B, MICE 1, Veery 0G, HUNITY, SARI 1, 2, Accenture 1, ANISC, HCT-Sat 2, IHI-Sat 2, Lemur-2 227, 228, LUNA 1, T.MicroSat 1, (Transporter 15)

Launch Sites:

  • Va =   Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA   USA
Further YAM missions:

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