SpinLaunch, founded in 2014, is a spaceflight technology development company pioneering a kinetic energy launch system. Rather than using traditional chemical rockets, SpinLaunch is developing a mass accelerator technology with the aim of significantly lowering the cost and increasing the frequency of launching small satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The company is building a ground-based, electric-powered centrifuge accelerator to propel payloads into orbit and has partnered with organizations like NASA, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Sumitomo Corporation, and The Aleut Corporation. SpinLaunch is also developing its own satellite constellation called Meridian Space.
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Under the agreement, CanarySat and SpinLaunch will explore cooperation mechanisms to reinforce service resilience and continuity, expand geographic coverage, and enable dynamic capacity management during periods of high demand.
CanarySat and SpinLaunch defined strict security and sovereignty principles to ensure clear segregation of systems and regulatory compliance.
The interoperability agreement establishes a framework that enables coordinated capacity, greater resilience, and continuity of service between CanarySat and SpinLaunch systems while preserving each party's operational sovereignty, technological independence, and intellectual property ownership.
The cooperation between CanarySat and SpinLaunch will support potential development of future multiorbit services and hybrid service models.
SpinLaunch is targeting October 2026 to launch the first customer-link satellite in its Meridian constellation and plans satellites weighing 70 kg each with a total contract price of $135 million for about 280 satellites.
SpinLaunch completed antenna and payload testing milestones for its Meridian Space satellites and is preparing to launch the first satellite on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 ride-share mission.
SpinLaunch contracted Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build the first 280 Meridian Space satellites under a $135 million contract.
SpinLaunch hired Massimiliano Ladovaz as CEO in 2025.
Massi Ladovaz is the CEO of SpinLaunch.
Walter Berger was appointed to the SpinLaunch Advisory Board.
SpinLaunch has completed critical antenna and payload testing milestones for the Meridian constellation.
SpinLaunch expanded its Advisory Board with the additions of aerospace pioneer and investor Dómhnal Slattery and satellite communications and defense veteran Peter Hadinger.
SpinLaunch is preparing for First Customer Link for the Meridian constellation, scheduled to launch aboard SpaceX Transporter-18 in October 2026.
The First Customer Link mission for SpinLaunch’s Meridian constellation will validate end-to-end system performance ahead of initial customer deployments and broader service rollout.
SpinLaunch has 1,190 planned satellites and has not yet launched them.
The gateway for SpinLaunch's system can potentially be deployed on the roof of a data center.
SpinLaunch's satellites will utilize a fixed track orbit, simplifying user terminal and gateway deployment.
The cost of the satellite, payload, and launcher is defined by SpinLaunch.
Massimiliano Ladovaz joined SpinLaunch as CEO in the summer of 2023.
SpinLaunch announced plans in April 2023 to deploy the Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation Meridian Space.