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Dawn Aerospace

NZ

Dawn Aerospace is a space transportation company focused on providing sustainable and scalable access to space. They are known for developing green propulsion technology and reusable spaceplanes, including the Mk-II Aurora suborbital spaceplane. Dawn supplies propulsion systems globally and aims to reduce the costs associated with satellite launches, with hardware already flying on missions launched by SpaceX, Soyuz and Vega. The company has operations in New Zealand, the Netherlands, and the United States.

commercialFounded 2016
Christchurch, New Zealand
dawnaerospace.com
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Dawn Aerospace completed 48 flights of the Mk-II Aurora spaceplane technology demonstrator over the last 13 months to complete Phase One testing using surrogate jet engines.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Sep 20, 2022The Dawn Aerospace Mk-II Aurora spaceplane completes 48 test flights and is now ready for rocket power

Dawn Aerospace received a 1,400,000 EUR grant from the European Commission announced in July.

FinancialLegalValue 4.2Aug 27, 2022Grants fuel Dawn Aerospace propulsion development

Dawn Aerospace received a 200,000 EUR award in early August from the European Space Agency to bolster the performance of its green bi-propellant satellite thrusters.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 4.6Aug 27, 2022Grants fuel Dawn Aerospace propulsion development

Dawn Aerospace had 30 thrusters in orbit and another 36 thrusters delivered to customers for integration with satellites awaiting launch.

CapabilityPlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Aug 27, 2022Grants fuel Dawn Aerospace propulsion development

Dawn Aerospace propulsion systems are designed to offer the same performance as thrusters fueled with hydrazine.

CapabilityValue 4.0Aug 27, 2022Grants fuel Dawn Aerospace propulsion development

A Dawn Aerospace flight in New Zealand earlier 2022-08 included a powered flight followed by engine cutoff and a gliding landing to simulate reentry and to test pilotability and energy management.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5Aug 27, 2022Grants fuel Dawn Aerospace propulsion development

Dawn Aerospace received a $1,500,000 grant from the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment on 2022-08-26 to conduct research with the German Space Agency DLR Institute of Combustion Technology.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.5Aug 27, 2022Grants fuel Dawn Aerospace propulsion development

The GSTP funding will be used to better understand and improve thermal management to reduce stress on combustion chamber materials for Dawn Aerospace thrusters.

CapabilityFinancialValue 4.0Aug 4, 2022Dawn Aerospace Awarded €200K by ESA to Enhance the Performance of Green Bipropellant Thrusters

The European Space Agency awarded Dawn Aerospace €200,000 in GSTP funding to increase the performance of its green bi-propellant thrusters for satellites.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 4.5Aug 4, 2022Dawn Aerospace Awarded €200K by ESA to Enhance the Performance of Green Bipropellant Thrusters

Dawn Aerospace received over €10 million in orders for satellite propulsion systems in the last 12 months for its B20 and B1 green propellant thrusters and associated turnkey systems.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 5.0Aug 4, 2022Dawn Aerospace Awarded €200K by ESA to Enhance the Performance of Green Bipropellant Thrusters

Dawn Aerospace secured a contract to provide propulsion for Pixxel’s hyperspectral imaging constellation.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.6Aug 2, 2022Dawn Aerospace receives additional ESA funding for thruster performance extension

Dawn Aerospace has received more than €10 million in orders for satellite propulsion systems during the last 12 months.

FinancialCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Aug 2, 2022Dawn Aerospace receives additional ESA funding for thruster performance extension

The European Space Agency awarded Dawn Aerospace €200,000 in GSTP funding to increase the performance of the firm’s green bi-propellant thrusters for satellites.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 5.0Aug 2, 2022Dawn Aerospace receives additional ESA funding for thruster performance extension

The GSTP funding will be used to improve thermal management to reduce stress on Dawn Aerospace’s combustion chamber materials, enabling longer-duration burns, higher total propellant throughput, and potentially higher specific impulse.

CapabilityFinancialValue 4.0Aug 2, 2022Dawn Aerospace receives additional ESA funding for thruster performance extension

Dawn Aerospace was awarded €1.4 million from the European Commission to help develop the company’s in-space green propulsion technology.

FinancialCapabilityGeneralValue 4.6Jul 11, 2022EU Commission awards Dawn Aerospace million€€s to develop ‘green’ in-space propulsion

Dawn Aerospace received the 2020 NZ Hi-Tech Awards Start-up Company of the Year award.

RelationshipsValue 1.0Jul 11, 2022EU Commission awards Dawn Aerospace million€€s to develop ‘green’ in-space propulsion

Dawn Aerospace received the 2021 NZ Westpac Champion Business Awards Champion Supreme Award.

GeneralValue 2.0Jul 11, 2022EU Commission awards Dawn Aerospace million€€s to develop ‘green’ in-space propulsion

Dawn Aerospace was contracted to produce more than 100 thrusters for clients across the United States, Europe, Japan, India, and Indonesia.

RelationshipsValue 4.2May 10, 2022Dawn Aerospace Wins Blue Canyon’s X-SAT Saturn-Class Propulsion Business

Dawn Aerospace, based in the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United States, was selected by Blue Canyon Technologies to provide turnkey chemical propulsion systems for the X-SAT Saturn satellite bus.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.5May 10, 2022Dawn Aerospace Wins Blue Canyon’s X-SAT Saturn-Class Propulsion Business

In the last 12 months Dawn Aerospace had several propulsion systems launched to space totaling 21 thrusters powering a variety of satellites, including cubesats and orbital transfer vehicles.

CapabilityValue 4.0Feb 8, 2022Dawn Aerospace Propulsion To Empower Pixxel’s Hyperspectral Imaging Smallsats
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