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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
SpinLaunch canonical 1
SpinLaunch Inc. 1
Suborbital Accelerator 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
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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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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