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The plan right now is to hand launch DSS 3. Stations can be bagged launched, but DSS 3 will only fly a few times and a custom launch bag for it would be a major undertaking. DSS 5 (station with crew module) will use a launch bag.
It’s worth noting that DSS 3 has a relatively low profile to the wind (it’ll be squat and roundish) and modest lift. Unless conditions are too windy to launch, I don’t see a major problem for a few people keeping it under control.
Will the Dark Sky be launched in a similar way?
The plan right now is to hand launch DSS 3. Stations can be bagged launched, but DSS 3 will only fly a few times and a custom launch bag for it would be a major undertaking. DSS 5 (station with crew module) will use a launch bag.
It’s worth noting that DSS 3 has a relatively low profile to the wind (it’ll be squat and roundish) and modest lift. Unless conditions are too windy to launch, I don’t see a major problem for a few people keeping it under control.