Exolaunch is a German-American company that provides launch services, mission management, and deployment solutions for small satellites. As a launch integrator, Exolaunch works with major launch providers like SpaceX and ESA to offer rideshare launch opportunities. They also manufacture their own separation systems (CarboNIX, EXOpod) and are developing orbital transfer vehicles. Exolaunch serves NewSpace companies, research institutions, government organizations, and space agencies, enabling the deployment of smallsats for various applications.
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Exolaunch and Skyroot Aerospace have announced a Strategic Partnership Agreement to provide end-to-end launch services for satellites.
The partnership includes the use of Exolaunch’s EXOtube payload stacks to optimize multi-payload rideshare configurations and streamline constellation launches.
Exolaunch will integrate and deploy customer satellites on Skyroot’s Vikram series of launch vehicles, beginning with the Vikram-1 orbital missions.
Exolaunch will provide flight-proven deployment technologies for Skyroot customers across dedicated and rideshare launches.
In May 2025, Exolaunch announced multiyear contracts to continue launching aboard SpaceX rideshare missions through 2028.
In 2025, Exolaunch completed eight missions for 125 customer satellites across multiple global launch vehicles.
Exolaunch's deployment systems are designed to ensure safe, reliable, and precise separation for all spacecraft.
Building on the proven performance of CarboNIX, Exolaunch will use its latest CarboNIX NEO separation system to deploy a customer satellite.
Exolaunch will use its flight-proven CarboNIX separation systems, EXOpod Nova CubeSat deployers, and the modular multi-satellite adapter EXOport to deploy more than a dozen satellites.
Exolaunch has successfully deployed satellites on every previous Bandwagon mission.
Exolaunch will deploy 13 satellites for global customers on the upcoming SpaceX Bandwagon-4 mission, scheduled to lift off no earlier than November 2025 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, Florida, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.
Exolaunch is the only launch integrator with payloads manifested on every Transporter mission with SpaceX since their rideshare program began in 2020.
Synspective has a contract for nine missions with Exolaunch’s mission management services.
Synspective has an outstanding contract for 9 launches with Exolaunch for mission management services.
Cluster 11 launched on 2024-12-20 via launch integrator Exolaunch as part of the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Bandwagon-2 will carry over 700 kg of customer payloads deployed using Exolaunch hardware.
Exolaunch integrated and deployed 83 satellites into orbit across Bandwagon-1, Transporter-10, and Transporter-11 rideshare missions with SpaceX in 2024 and two dedicated missions with Rocket Lab and ESA’s Ariane 6 maiden flight.
Exolaunch is having success with the SpaceX transporter program, but sees that there is still not enough launch supply for small satellites.
Exolaunch will use its new Exotube adapter for six constellation launches starting in 2026.
Exolaunch was founded in 2011 and has conducted more than 400 satellite deployments across 30 missions with customers from more than 40 countries.