ExPace
OPERATING
Operates the Kuaizhou family of solid-fueled small-lift launch vehicles for commercial and government satellite delivery to low Earth orbit
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HyImpulse Technologies
OPERATING
Develops suborbital and orbital launch vehicles and an orbital transfer vehicle using paraffin-based hybrid rocket propulsion technology
HyImpulse Technologies is a German launch services company developing suborbital and orbital launch vehicles powered by proprietary paraffin-based hybrid rocket propulsion. Founded in 2018 as a spin-off from the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the company is headquartered in Neuenstadt am Kocher, Baden-Württemberg. Its propulsion technology uses paraffin wax fuel with liquid oxygen, offering simplified handling, lower cost, and reduced environmental impact compared to conventional propellants. The company operates three product lines: the SR75 suborbital rocket for microgravity research, the SL1 orbital vehicle delivering up to 600 kg to LEO with first launch planned for 2027, and HyMOVE, an orbital transfer vehicle with up to 400 kg payload capacity. HyImpulse completed the SR75 maiden flight from the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia in May 2024 and has raised approximately €74 million in total funding.
SR75 | Maiden Flight LAUNCH SUCCESSFUL
SL1 | Demo Flight TO BE DETERMINED UPCOMING
Neuenstadt am Kocher, Germany
Ottobrunn, Germany
Glasgow, United Kingdom
CAS Space
OPERATING
Develops solid and liquid-propellant launch vehicles for dedicated and rideshare satellite missions, suborbital scientific experimentation, and space tourism
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i-Space
OPERATING
Develops solid and liquid-fueled launch vehicles including the Hyperbola series, with China's first privately-built orbital rocket and a reusable methane rocket in development
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2018
Neuenstadt, Germany
Private Company
Dr. Christian Schmierer
Dr. Mario Kobald
Konstantin Tomilin
Ulrich Fischer
Fotis Christodoulopoulos
Lennart Will