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 is developing innovative hybrid rocket engines.
HyImpulse is moving toward developing their SL1 orbital launch vehicle.
The SR75-1 ‘Light this Candle!’ mission was the inaugural launch attempt of HyImpulse’s SR75 rocket.
HyImpulse successfully launched their SR75 rocket from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range, Australia.
HyImpulse plans to conduct its first orbital launch attempt as soon as the end of 2025.
HyImpulse launched its SR75 sounding rocket from a facility in South Australia on April 21.
HyImpulse states that its propulsion design simplifies launch vehicle construction and reduces propulsion system costs by 40 percent compared to traditional propulsion systems.
A 11.5-metre-tall single-stage SR75 rocket built by German manufacturer HyImpulse is set to launch from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range in South Australia.
HyImpulse plans to launch four SR75 rockets from various launch sites by mid-2025.
HyImpulse has completed many ground test firings of the SR75 motor at its test facility on the Shetland Islands using representative flight configurations.
HyImpulse UK is a Shetland-based launch company developing the SL1 launch vehicle proposed to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst.
The UK Space Agency awarded £3.4 million in funding to HyImpulse UK for a Hybrid Propulsion Test Programme.
HyImpulse signed a letter of intent on 2023-11-15 to perform launches from SaxaVord.
HyImpulse plans to begin suborbital launches from SaxaVord as soon as August 2024 and expects orbital launches to begin in late 2025.
Companies planning to launch from SaxaVord include ABL Space Systems, HyImpulse, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and Skyrora.
HyImpulse has an agreement dated 2023-11-15 to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetlands.
HyImpulse plans to begin orbital launches from SaxaVord Spaceport as soon as late 2025.
The European Space Agency’s Boost! program awarded £6,700,000to HyImpulse and Orbex to support development of environmentally sustainable systems for launches from spaceports in the Shetland Islands and northern Scotland.
HyImpulse completed assembly and integration of its SR75 suborbital rocket in November 2023.
SaxaVord Spaceport plans to host orbital launches of HyImpulse Technologies rockets beginning in late 2025.