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Country: Israel | Funding: $12M
Moonshot Space is developing a powerful electromagnetic launch system capable of accelerating rocket to speeds of up to 8 kilometers per second without the use of chemical propellants. This system is designed for space cargo delivery and high-performance hypersonic tests. By eliminating onboard propellants, the company claims to increase the payload ratio from the approximately 4% typical of modern rockets to over 45%. This, in turn, could enable rapid and inexpensive replenishment of orbital infrastructure, from satellites to future private space stations and manufacturing facilities. Moonshot's cargo launch vehicle is designed to deliver not heavy payloads (the satellites themselves) but fuel, materials and consumables for their maintenance. The company has already signed agreements with two companies specializing in orbital servicing: Italy's D Orbit and the American Orbit Fab.
Moonshot Space is developing a powerful electromagnetic launch system capable of accelerating rocket to speeds of up to 8 kilometers per second without the use of chemical propellants. This system is designed for space cargo delivery and high-performance hypersonic tests. By eliminating onboard propellants, the company claims to increase the payload ratio from the approximately 4% typical of modern rockets to over 45%. This, in turn, could enable rapid and inexpensive replenishment of orbital infrastructure, from satellites to future private space stations and manufacturing facilities. Moonshot's cargo launch vehicle is designed to deliver not heavy payloads (the satellites themselves) but fuel, materials and consumables for their maintenance. The company has already signed agreements with two companies specializing in orbital servicing: Italy's D Orbit and the American Orbit Fab.
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Country: USA | Funding: $2.4B
Stoke Space is a developer of reusable rockets that provide access to and from any orbit to the satellite industry. It's attempting to compete with SpaceX in the low-cost rocket launch space. Its rocket where both the booster stage and the payload-carrying second stage come back to Earth so it can be reused cheaply. To shield the second stage of the rocket from the extreme heat caused when it is reentering the atmosphere, Stoke flows super-cooled liquid hydrogen through its thermal shielding, a unique active cooling solution. Stoke expects first vehicle, the Nova Pathfinder, to take flight in early 2027.
Stoke Space is a developer of reusable rockets that provide access to and from any orbit to the satellite industry. It's attempting to compete with SpaceX in the low-cost rocket launch space. Its rocket where both the booster stage and the payload-carrying second stage come back to Earth so it can be reused cheaply. To shield the second stage of the rocket from the extreme heat caused when it is reentering the atmosphere, Stoke flows super-cooled liquid hydrogen through its thermal shielding, a unique active cooling solution. Stoke expects first vehicle, the Nova Pathfinder, to take flight in early 2027.
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Country: USA | Funding: $479M
ABL Space Systems specializes in building rockets to launch satellites.
ABL Space Systems specializes in building rockets to launch satellites.
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Country: USA | Funding: $203.2M
SpinLaunch is a space technology company revolutionizing how we access and operate in space.
SpinLaunch is a space technology company revolutionizing how we access and operate in space.
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Country: Germany | Funding: $37.3M
RFA - Rocket Factory Augsburg is a space technologies company offering fast & flexible launch solutions for satellite constellations.
RFA - Rocket Factory Augsburg is a space technologies company offering fast & flexible launch solutions for satellite constellations.
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Country: India | Funding: $22.3M
Dhruva Space provides comprehensive solutions for space applications, offering satellites, ground stations, and launch services as a complete package. It manufactures scalable modular platforms for satellites weighing from 1 to 500 kg. They are suitable for commercial, defense, and scientific missions in low-Earth orbit. Dhruva Space's LEO tracking stations are designed and engineered for precise tracking, seamless control, and reliable communications with spacecraft. Using proprietary software, these stations provide simultaneous access to multiple satellites, ensuring maximum efficiency and uninterrupted operation. The company also manufactures antenna systems for S/X-band telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) and payload downlinks. Dhruva Space also operates its own constellation of Earth observation satellites, providing satellite imagery analysis capabilities for any end user.
Dhruva Space provides comprehensive solutions for space applications, offering satellites, ground stations, and launch services as a complete package. It manufactures scalable modular platforms for satellites weighing from 1 to 500 kg. They are suitable for commercial, defense, and scientific missions in low-Earth orbit. Dhruva Space's LEO tracking stations are designed and engineered for precise tracking, seamless control, and reliable communications with spacecraft. Using proprietary software, these stations provide simultaneous access to multiple satellites, ensuring maximum efficiency and uninterrupted operation. The company also manufactures antenna systems for S/X-band telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) and payload downlinks. Dhruva Space also operates its own constellation of Earth observation satellites, providing satellite imagery analysis capabilities for any end user.
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Country: USA | Funding: $9.6M
Next-generation electromagnetic propulsion for hypersonics, space and defense
Next-generation electromagnetic propulsion for hypersonics, space and defense
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Country: USA | Funding: $6.5M
Longshot Space develops hypersonic launch technologies to reduce space launch costs.
Longshot Space develops hypersonic launch technologies to reduce space launch costs.
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Country: USA | Funding: $20K
Fenix creates launch vehicle that doesn't require specific launch pad. The company hopes to offer customers an alternative to vertical launch at a time when the nation’s spaceports are becoming increasingly congested. Its launch system is designed to reach orbit by first gliding behind a tow aircraft, then detaching and propelling itself the rest of the way. Over four flight tests, Fenix demonstrated its ability to separate from its ride in the sky and perform autonomous flight maneuvers using a proprietary GNC software and avionics package that will one-day fly on the full-sized Fenix vehicle.
Fenix creates launch vehicle that doesn't require specific launch pad. The company hopes to offer customers an alternative to vertical launch at a time when the nation’s spaceports are becoming increasingly congested. Its launch system is designed to reach orbit by first gliding behind a tow aircraft, then detaching and propelling itself the rest of the way. Over four flight tests, Fenix demonstrated its ability to separate from its ride in the sky and perform autonomous flight maneuvers using a proprietary GNC software and avionics package that will one-day fly on the full-sized Fenix vehicle.
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Country: USA
Green Launch is dedicated to dramatically improving the cost and availability of orbital launch service.
Green Launch is dedicated to dramatically improving the cost and availability of orbital launch service.
