Impulse Space

Launching satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) reliably and affordably is a problem that companies like SpaceX, Rocket Lab, and others are rapidly solving. But moving satelliteswithin and between orbits — from LEO into geosyn­chro­nous orbit, for example — is a different challenge. Impulse Space is developing two vehicles, Helios and Mira, that enable reliable, rapid, and cost-effective trans­porta­tion in space, such as taking a multi-ton payload from LEO to GEO in less than 24 hours. Both vehicles use nontoxic chemical bipro­pel­lants to deliver high delta‑v (change in momentum per unit of mass) and greatly simplify mission operations. From payload hosting to precision deployments, Impulse Space is helping build the in-space trans­porta­tion infra­struc­ture to unlock new oppor­tu­ni­ties in orbit.