High Agility GEO/MEO Platform
Overview
About Mako
Mako is a high-speed, high-maneuverability, rad-hard vetted platform designed and built in the United States for precision RPO missions and equipped with docking provisions. Mako accommodates a wide variety of payloads, and offers cutting-edge innovations, including precision pointing, autonomy, and software-defined and AI/ML capabilities.Â
Mako
Product Features

Vetted Class C rad-hard design

Dynamic space operations with Delta-V between 800-1,200 m/s

Cyber security up to NSA Type-1 (TSAB)

Advanced software-defined and autonomous capabilities enable rapid adaptation in dynamic conditions

Reconfigurable and triple redundant architecture ensures long-term versatility and resiliency architecture ensures long-term versatility

Robust digital engineering, AI/ML-enabled development, and secure network solutions enabled unmatched agility, resilience, and adaptability
Product Specifications
| ESPA | ESPA-Grande | |
|---|---|---|
| PAYLOAD SIZE: | Interior: 52 x 52 x 62cm Exterior: 60 x 60 x 70 cm | Interior: 100 x 110 x 40cm Exterior: 110 x 120 x 50 cm |
| PAYLOAD MASS: | Up to 120 kg | More than 200 kg |
| TOTAL SPACECRAFT WEIGHT : | Up to 320 kg | Up to 700 kg |
| POWER AVAILABLE: | Up to 3000 W | Up to 8000 W |
| PROPULSION: | Dynamic space operations with Delta-V between 250-800 m/s | Dynamic space operations with Delta-V between 800-1200 m/s |
| ORBITAL ALTITUDE: | GEO, MEO | GEO, MEO |
| MISSION LIFETIME: | 3-5 years | 3-5 years |
| MISSION APPLICATIONS: | Precision rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), docking, space domain awareness, dynamic space operations | Precision rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), docking, space domain awareness, dynamic space operations |
Mission Spotlight
U.S Space Force’s Tetra-5 Mission
Working together with Orion Space Solutions and other trusted mission partners, Redwire is delivering two Mako spacecraft platforms for the U.S. Space Force and Air Force Research Laboratory’s Tetra-5 program.
Tetra-5 is checking the concept of operations in regards to automated collaboration to enable maneuver without regret.
Lt. Col. Dave Sampayan
Innovation Development Branch Materiel Leader, Space Systems Command.