Spin Launch

The SpinLaunch Orbital Launch System is a fundamentally new way to reach space. The velocity boost provided by the accelerator's electric drive results in a 4x reduction in the fuel required to reach orbit, a 10x cost reduction, and the ability to launch multiple times per day. First customer launches are planned for 2025.

With industry plans to launch ten times the number of satellites over the next decade, it is more urgent than ever to develop environmentally sustainable space access technology. Because kinetically launched satellites exit the stratosphere without a rocket, SpinLaunch enables a future in which constellations of satellites and space payloads can be launched with zero emissions in the most critical layers of the atmosphere.

In a future where large numbers of people are traveling to space — structures, equipment, and supplies required to support in-space civilization must also be launched. Millions of tons of infrastructure and supplies must be launched for tens of thousands of people to someday work and live in space. SpinLaunch ensures that can be done with the least environmental impact possible.

SpinLaunch started development in early 2015. Less than two years later, SpinLaunch surpassed the record for fastest rotational tip speeds and subsequently conducted hundreds of launches in its headquarters-based laboratory. In October 2021, the first launch of the Suborbital System validated the technology and marked a key milestone. Check out recent developments in our Suborbital Flight Program and Space Systems.

HOW TO WORK IT
First, put your throttle to 100 and then pick your camera view and enjoy!