Benchmark Space Systems, founded in 2017, is a full lifecycle in-space mobility provider that designs and builds propulsion systems for small satellites, offering solutions from mission planning through decommissioning. They provide turn-key chemical, electric, and hybrid propulsion systems for various spacecraft, including CubeSats and OTVs, operating in LEO, GEO, and beyond. Benchmark's products and services support on-orbit services like life extension, collision avoidance, and orbit adjustments, partnering with organizations requiring in-space mobility solutions. They also integrate partner technologies to provide a comprehensive suite of mobility solutions.
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Benchmark’s Halcyon propulsion system is a 1-newton thruster in rapid development to debut aboard two small satellites scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 in December 2020.
Benchmark Space Systems raised over $3,000,000 in its latest capital fundraising round.
Benchmark Space Systems’ propulsion features a patented On-Demand Pressurization System (ODPS) that fires the thruster once the orbital transfer vehicle is in space and deployed from the launch vehicle.
Benchmark Space Systems signed an exclusive services agreement with Spaceflight Inc. to provide non-toxic chemical propulsion solutions for Spaceflight’s next-generation Sherpa orbital transfer vehicles.
Benchmark Space Systems agreed on 2020-08-05 to provide non-toxic chemical propulsion for Spaceflight Inc.’s next-generation orbital transfer vehicle Sherpa-NG.
Benchmark Space Systems raised more than $3,000,000 in a capital campaign completed in May.
Benchmark Space Systems plans to prove its propulsion technology in flight for the first time later 2020.
Benchmark Space Systems will expand its staff of 21 employees with the latest round of funding.
Lampoldshausen’s hydrogen engine test bench, used for Ariane 6’s Vulcain 2.1 engine, will need upgrades to support the methane propellant required for Prometheus.
The Inmarsat-7 satellites are being designed for operational lives that exceed the typical 15-year benchmark for geostationary communications satellites.
The in-orbit manufactured 20-meter optical boom interferometer will include a modular internal optics bench developed by Made In Space with Lowell Observatory.
PLD Space plans to start building a test bench for the Arion 2 rocket at Teruel Airport.
The FCC asked whether the 100 megahertz that Intelsat and SES agreed to offer should be an Initial Minimum Spectrum Benchmark.
PLD Space plans to expand its propulsion facilities at Teruel Airport to accommodate more engine tests and a test bench for full rocket stages.
The Commerce Department intends to assume space traffic management responsibilities and work with other executive branch agencies and the private sector to develop an STM strategy with benchmark standards.
RUAG Space Switzerland will design and assemble the optical bench used by PLATO’s 26 on‑board cameras.