TakeMe2Space's MOI-1A reaches orbit on transfer vehicle

TakeMe2Space's MOI-1A reached orbit aboard an orbital transfer vehicle after SpaceX's Transporter-18 launch on October 1, the Hyderabad company reported. It said the vehicle separated from the Falcon 9 about 62 minutes after liftoff. MOI-1A has not yet been released from that carrier.

The company now targets October 10 for the transfer vehicle to inject MOI-1A into its operating orbit. It expects a 90-minute period without operations after release before attempting to begin work. These are planned steps, not completed results. An October 2 News9 report had given October 8 for injection; the company's later update gives October 10.

MOI-1A carries MIRA, a compact Earth-observation imaging payload developed by Hyderabad-based EON Space Labs, according to EON and News9. EON says its instrument is integrated with the TakeMe2Space spacecraft. Neither company has reported imagery from this flight.

TakeMe2Space also named Italy-based Impulso.space as a partner that supported the launch campaign. The company did not specify which tasks Impulso performed on this mission; Impulso describes launch management, satellite logistics and prelaunch operations among its services.

The flight changes the status reported in our September 30 launch-plan story: MOI-1A is in orbit, but deployment and customer processing remain ahead. The replacement spacecraft follows the loss of MOI-1 in the January 2026 PSLV-C62 failure, as ThePrint reported. October 10 is the next dated status to check.