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Benchmark Space Systems

operating 11–50 employees

Designs and manufactures chemical, electric, and hybrid propulsion systems for spacecraft ranging from cubesats to orbital transfer vehicles

About

Benchmark Space Systems designs and manufactures in-space propulsion systems spanning chemical, electric, and hybrid architectures. Founded in 2017 in Burlington, Vermont, the company provides turn-key propulsion products for spacecraft from 3U cubesats to ESPA-class orbital transfer vehicles. Its chemical propulsion line includes Halcyon high-test peroxide and ASCENT-fueled thrusters with flight heritage. Benchmark also offers integrated solutions including the High-Energy Logistics Stage for rapid payload transfer beyond LEO, the Aquila hybrid kickstage, and RIPCORD, an attachable propulsion system for debris remediation developed with Astroscale. The company has launched 13 propulsion systems and operates facilities in Burlington and Pleasanton, California.

Products & Services

Hybrid chemical-electric kickstage for small spacecraft transfer to novel orbits including Lagrange points
Controlled reentry propulsion system for reentry vehicles and rocket cargo
Collision avoidance propulsion kit
Chemical propulsion system family using high-test peroxide (HTP) or ASCENT propellant, flight-proven with 700 km orbit raise heritage
Dedicated logistics stage for rapid payload transfer beyond LEO, 400 N thrust, >3 km/s delta-V
On-orbit attachable propulsion system for debris remediation and life extension, developed with Astroscale
Advanced onboard propulsion software layer
Cold gas propulsion system
Metal plasma thruster (MPT) electric propulsion system for cubesats and microsats, 5 kN·s per 0.6U

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Overview

Founded 2017
HQ Burlington, Vermont, USA
Type Private Company

Leadership

Wesley Grove
CEO
Ryan McDevitt
CTO & Founder
Brad Morrison
CFO
Mark McElroy
Chief Engineer
Matthew Shea
Chief Product Officer

Classification