HyImpulse Technologies is a German aerospace company and a private launch provider specializing in suborbital and orbital launch services using hybrid propulsion systems. As a spin-off from the German Aerospace Center (DLR), they are developing the SR75 sounding rocket and the SL1 small satellite launch vehicle, using paraffin-based fuel and liquid oxygen. HyImpulse aims to offer affordable and frequent access to space for small satellites, and has partnered with companies like Spacemanic for launch contracts.
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HyImpulse's hybrid technology reduces the number of components by around 50 percent, lowers costs, and increases reliability.
HyImpulse has secured orders in the triple-digit million range and launch sites on several continents.
HyImpulse develops the SL1 orbital rocket based on hybrid technology.
HyImpulse will use the new capital to advance the development and commercialization of the SL1 orbital rocket and to expand its production capacities.
Since its foundation in 2018, HyImpulse has raised around €74 million in capital.
HyImpulse raised 15 million euros in a Series A equity round led by Campus Founders Ventures and an additional 30 million euros in public financing.
HyImpulse's hybrid technology reduces component count by approximately 50 percent, cuts costs, and boosts reliability.
HyImpulse achieved a technological breakthrough in 2024 with the successful test flight of its SR75 suborbital rocket.
HyImpulse successfully test flew the SR75 suborbital rocket in 2024, demonstrating the functionality of a commercial, paraffin-based, hybrid rocket engine for the first time.
HyImpulse Technologies GmbH raised €15 million in equity capital as part of its Series A funding round and secured an additional €30 million in financing.
The SR75 test flight is considered a technological breakthrough and proof of concept for HyImpulse.
HyImpulse plans to conduct its first commercial SR75 customer flight in 2026.
HyImpulse raised €15 million ($17.5 million) in equity capital as part of its Series A funding round.
HyImpulse raised €45 million ($52.5 million) in funding to target starting commercial launches as early as next year.
HyImpulse, a launch startup based near Heilbronn, Germany, has secured an additional €45 million ($52.5 million) in capital.
HyImpulse is working on the three-stage SL1 orbital rocket, designed to transport up to 600 kilograms of payload into Low-Earth Orbit (LEO), with a projected start in 2027.
HyImpulse is developing a three-stage small launcher called SL1 that uses hybrid propulsion.
HyImpulse is developing a suborbital rocket called the SR75.
HyImpulse is one of the best-capitalized European launch companies after Isar Aerospace and PLD Space.
HyImpulse will use the new capital to develop and commercialize its SL1 orbital rocket and expand its production capacities.