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Mercury-6
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Launch42 6U CubeSat dispensing system with NASA GEVS qualification-level heritage.
Mercury-6 is a 6U CubeSat dispenser and deployer offered by Launch42 as part of its orbital launch integration hardware catalogue.[1]
The underlying Mercury-6 dispenser is a Maverick Space Systems product.[1]
It supports 2x3U or 6U rail-type CubeSats and is available now.[1]
The dispenser is qualified to NASA GEVS qualification levels and has flight-proven heritage.[1]
The VR3X CubeSat deployed from Maverick's Mercury Dispenser on SpaceX Transporter-1.[2]
Maverick Space Systems Mercury products span commercial rail and tab dispenser configurations of 3U, 6U, 6T, 12U, 12T, and 16U.[3]
- [1]Mercury-6 product page, Launch42operator datasheet-2026-05-26
- [2]NASA Small Spacecraft Technology State-of-the-Art: Integration, Launch, Deployment, and Orbital Transportagency doc2026-05-182026-05-26
- [3]NASA SmallSat launch archive: VR3X Transporter-1 deploymentagency doc2022-06-112026-05-26