Our #AnotherOneLeavesTheCrust mission might have seemed straightforward, but the Kick Stage actually pulled some complex orbital maneuvers and performed the longest Curie engine burn to date. Learn more: bit.ly/3qUKkil 
After separating from Electron, the Kick Stage’s Curie engine performed 2 separate burns - one to raise @OHB_SE’s satellite to a 1,200 km circular orbit, and a 2nd burn to lower the Kick Stage’s perigee after payload deployment, speeding up the Kick Stage’s de-orbit process.
Across the two maneuvers, Curie completed more than 267 seconds of total burn time (more than twice a standard mission!) and delivered more than 1,700 km of perigee change, ascending 982 km and descending 740 km.
The extended burn time was made possible thanks to the adaptable design of the Kick Stage which enabled our team to double the standard number of propellant tanks from four to eight, delivering more on-orbit performance.
This kind of on-orbit maneuverability enables complex missions and means our customers enjoy tailored orbits every time.
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