Exolaunch and Impulse Space Announce Strategic Partnership in Satellite Launch and In-Space Transportation Services
August 07 2024 - 7:55AM
Business Wire
The Strategic Partnership Agreement brings a
unique integrated product offering to the market; the companies aim
to enhance global launch solutions and expand in-space
transportation capabilities.
Exolaunch, the global leader in launch mission management,
integration, and satellite deployment services, and Impulse Space,
a leader in in-space transportation services, today announced the
signing of a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA). Unveiled at the
38th annual Small Satellite Conference, the agreement marks the
beginning of a robust collaboration aimed at elevating payload
delivery services for commercial, academic, and institutional
customers.
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The SPA defines several key areas of cooperation between
Exolaunch and Impulse Space. Exolaunch will supply advanced
separation systems for cubesats and microsats, such as the
industry-leading EXOpod Nova and CarboNIX, as well as integration
and mission management services. Impulse Space will contribute its
suite of OTVs, including Mira for delivering satellites in LEO,
MEO, GEO, Cislunar or beyond; Helios, their high-performance kick
stage, will also service satellites targeting Geostationary Orbit.
Together, using hardware and services, the companies can offer
customers detailed mission design analysis and solutions for unique
orbital requirements. Exolaunch and Impulse Space will jointly
support a launch as early as fall 2024 with the LEO Express-2,
where multiple customer satellites will be deployed throughout the
mission. The companies will continue to collaborate on missions in
2025 and beyond under the terms of the agreement.
This announcement follows closely after Impulse Space's reveal
of its new GEO Rideshare Program, in which Exolaunch will also
support to provide customers with responsive and reliable payload
delivery in space. The program will enable delivery of four tons of
aggregated small satellite mass to Geostationary Orbit in under one
day, as well as upgrades to their orbital transfer vehicle (OTV),
Mira. Mira improvements include a payload plate redesign to support
a variety of integration options, setting a new precedent in OTV
performance, such as: multiple small satellite clusters, up to nine
EXOpod Nova containerized deployers, and a 300 kg payload.
“Having successfully launched nearly 400 satellites across 29
rideshare missions, including a 16U to GEO in 2023, Exolaunch is
the embodiment of reliability, heritage, and the perfect partner
for our GEO Rideshare Program and payload delivery services,” said
Impulse Space’s Director of Commercial Sales, Joshua Rea. “I love
that we share a customer-first mindset, and the team is excited to
work alongside Exolaunch, helping satellite operators realize the
next phase of their constellations.”
“We're thrilled to work with Impulse, whose technical expertise
and innovation make them an ideal partner,” added Kier Fortier,
vice president of global business development and US managing
director at Exolaunch. “This partnership unlocks new opportunities
for our global customer base, enabling us to provide even more
comprehensive and tailored solutions. The complementary strengths
between Exolaunch and Impulse make this partnership a natural fit,
and we eagerly look forward to this expanded product offering.”
With the SPA in effect, leveraging Exolaunch’s rich heritage of
deployment services and Impulse Space’s industry-leading orbital
maneuvering capabilities, the two companies are bringing additional
orbital diversity and mission profiles to the satellite launch
market. This partnership will not only broaden the capabilities of
both organizations, but also establish new standards for mission
success and customer satisfaction, aiming to deliver more
efficient, reliable, and innovative solutions that meet the
evolving needs of their customers.
About Exolaunch
Exolaunch (Germany, USA) is a global leader in launch mission
integration and deployment technologies for small satellites. With
a decade of flight heritage and nearly 400 satellites launched
across 29 missions to date, Exolaunch leverages industry insight to
tailor turnkey solutions that meet customer needs and respond to
market trends. Exolaunch fulfills launch contracts for industry
leaders, the world's most innovative start-ups, research
institutions, government organizations, and international space
agencies. The company develops and manufactures its own
flight-proven and industry-leading small satellite separation
systems, with the fastest-growing heritage on the market. Exolaunch
promotes safe, sustainable, and responsible use of space and is
committed to making space accessible for all.
For more information, please visit www.exolaunch.com
About Impulse Space
Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by
Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with
its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The flight-proven
Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion
system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and
precision reentry services to customers from LEO to GEO. The
high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its
powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO,
heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. Led by a team that
delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides
economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and
rapidly getting customers where they want to go.
For more information, visit www.impulsespace.com
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