# Mercury-6
*launcher . launch services*

Launch42 6U CubeSat dispensing system with NASA GEVS qualification-level heritage.

## Specifications
- **manufacturer**: launch42
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **entity type**: launch_service
- **last verified date**: 2026-05-26
- **verified by**: operator
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **subtype**: deployer
- **provider**: launch42
- **attributes**: {"kind":"launcher","product_status":null,"manufacturer":"launch42","description":"Launch42 6U CubeSat dispensing system with NASA GEVS qualification-level heritage.","sensor":null,"bus":null,"ground_segment":null,"launcher":null,"analysis_service":null,"deployment_context":"orbital"}

## Editorial
Mercury-6 is a 6U CubeSat dispenser and deployer offered by Launch42 as part of its orbital launch integration hardware catalogue.[^launch42-mercury-6]

The underlying Mercury-6 dispenser is a Maverick Space Systems product.[^launch42-mercury-6]

It supports 2x3U or 6U rail-type CubeSats and is available now.[^launch42-mercury-6]

The dispenser is qualified to NASA GEVS qualification levels and has flight-proven heritage.[^launch42-mercury-6]

The VR3X CubeSat deployed from Maverick's Mercury Dispenser on SpaceX Transporter-1.[^nasa-smallsat-archive-vr3x]

Maverick Space Systems Mercury products span commercial rail and tab dispenser configurations of 3U, 6U, 6T, 12U, 12T, and 16U.[^nasa-soa-integration-hardware]

## Sources
- [launch42-mercury-6] | Mercury-6 product page, Launch42 | https://www.launch42.nl/hardware/mercury-6 | tier=operator-datasheet | accessed=2026-05-26
- [nasa-soa-integration-hardware] | NASA Small Spacecraft Technology State-of-the-Art: Integration, Launch, Deployment, and Orbital Transport | https://www.nasa.gov/smallsat-institute/sst-soa/integration-launch-and-deployment/ | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-05-26 | published=2026-05-18
- [nasa-smallsat-archive-vr3x] | NASA SmallSat launch archive: VR3X Transporter-1 deployment | https://www.nasa.gov/smallsat-institute/archive-of-nasa-launches/ | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-05-26 | published=2022-06-11

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