Equatorial Space Systems (ESS), founded in 2017 and based in Singapore, is a launch service provider and propulsion manufacturer focused on developing low-cost, safe, and eco-friendly hybrid-engine rockets. Their key products include the Volans launch vehicle and Dorado sounding rocket, utilizing their proprietary hybrid rocket fuel. ESS collaborates with organizations like Equatorial Launch Australia (operating the Arnhem Space Centre) and has received investment from firms such as Paspalis and Farquhar Ventures to advance their rocket propulsion technologies.
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Simon Gwozdz is Founder and CEO of Equatorial Space.
Equatorial Space Systems raised $1,500,000 in a seed round led by Elev8.VC with participation from Seeds Capital and Masik Enterprises.
Equatorial Space develops hybrid rocket propulsion systems using its proprietary solid fuel composition HRF-1.
Equatorial Space previously launched the Low Altitude Demonstrator, the company’s first commercially built proof-of-concept rocket carrying its proprietary solid fuel.
Equatorial Space’s HRF-1 solid fuel enables hybrid propulsion systems intended to offer performance competitive with liquid and solid rockets while reducing complexity and explosive risk.
Equatorial Space was founded in 2017 to deliver low-cost, high-reliability launch services to clients worldwide.
Equatorial Space is developing propulsion technologies that reduce the risk and cost of space access by 50 percent compared to existing chemical rocket propulsion systems.