SpinLaunch

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SpinLaunch is an aerospace company developing a kinetic launch system that uses a giant rotating centrifuge to hurl payloads toward space as a lower-cost alternative to traditional rocket launches.

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SpinLaunch canonical 1
SpinLaunch Inc. 1
Suborbital Accelerator 1

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instanceOf aerospace company
aimsTo enable high-cadence small-satellite launches
provide alternative to traditional rockets
reduce launch costs
alternativeName SpinLaunch Inc.
linked to: SpinLaunch
claimsBenefit lower fuel consumption than conventional rockets
lower launch cost per kilogram
reusable ground infrastructure
conductedFirstFlightTest 2021
conductedSuborbitalTest November 2021
coreTechnology kinetic energy launch
rotating centrifuge launcher
country United States
develops kinetic launch system
orbital launch system
suborbital launch system
focusesOn low Earth orbit access
foundedBy Jonathan Yaney
foundedInYear 2014
founder Jonathan Yaney
hasCustomerAgreement NASA
hasFacility Spaceport America, New Mexico
linked to: Spaceport America
hasInvestor Airbus Ventures
Catapult Ventures
Google Ventures
KPCB (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers)
headquartersLocation Long Beach, California
industry aerospace
space launch
launchMethod ground-based centrifuge
launchSite Spaceport America launch complex
linked to: Spaceport America
NASAContractPurpose suborbital flight test of payloads
publiclyDiscussedChallenge aerodynamic heating on payload
payload hardening requirements
structural loads during launch
raisedFundingRound Series A
Series B
signedNASAContractYear 2022
targetMarket CubeSats
small satellites
testSite Spaceport America, New Mexico
linked to: Spaceport America
testVehicle Suborbital Accelerator
linked to: SpinLaunch
usesPropulsion electric-powered centrifuge for initial acceleration
small onboard rocket for final orbital insertion
vehicleType ground-based mass driver
spin-launcher centrifuge
website https://www.spinlaunch.com
linked to: SpinLaunch

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Spaceport America tenant SpinLaunch
SpinLaunch testVehicle Suborbital Accelerator
linked to: SpinLaunch
SpinLaunch website https://www.spinlaunch.com
linked to: SpinLaunch
SpinLaunch alternativeName SpinLaunch Inc.
linked to: SpinLaunch