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Dawn Aerospace

NZ
commercialFounded 2016
Christchurch, New Zealand
dawnaerospace.com
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Dawn Aerospace has provided in-space propulsion products to customers across the globe since 2019.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralMay 27, 2021Dawn Aerospace Secures Funding

Dawn Aerospace and D-Orbit have been working together since early 2019.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralMay 4, 2021Dawn Aerospace’s Smallsat Green Propellant Thruster Proves Itself On-Orbit With D-Orbit’s ION Space Tug

Since launching on SpaceX’s Transporter-1 mission in January 2021, D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier has performed hundreds of in-space firings of each Dawn Aerospace B20 thruster.

Mentioned as: dawn aerospaceTechnical ProductMay 4, 2021Dawn Aerospace’s Smallsat Green Propellant Thruster Proves Itself On-Orbit With D-Orbit’s ION Space Tug

Dawn Aerospace's green propellant system can save satellite operators about $500,000 per satellite by eliminating safety precautions required for hydrazine.

Mentioned as: dawn aerospaceTechnical ProductMay 4, 2021Dawn Aerospace’s Smallsat Green Propellant Thruster Proves Itself On-Orbit With D-Orbit’s ION Space Tug

Hiber Four was equipped with a green propulsion system developed by Dawn Aerospace and Hyperion Technologies.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipJan 24, 2021Hiber’s Green Propulsion Smallsat, Hiber Four, Launched Via The SpaceX Transporter-1 Mission

Hiber worked with Dawn Aerospace and Hyperion Technologies under support from the European Space Agency and the Netherlands Space Office via the ARTES program.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipJan 24, 2021Hiber’s Green Propulsion Smallsat, Hiber Four, Launched Via The SpaceX Transporter-1 Mission

Dawn Aerospace received approval from the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority on 2020-12-09 to begin flying the Dawn Mk-II Aurora.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralDec 9, 2020Dawn Aerospace wins license for suborbital flights

Prior to developing the spaceplane, Dawn Aerospace developed thrusters that use nitrous oxide and propene instead of hydrazine.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralDec 9, 2020Dawn Aerospace wins license for suborbital flights

The Dawn Mk-II Aurora is a 4.8-meter-long test vehicle developed by Dawn Aerospace as part of a campaign to develop a spaceplane to conduct multiple daily flights from conventional airports.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralDec 9, 2020Dawn Aerospace wins license for suborbital flights

Dawn Aerospace worked closely with the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority over 18 months to establish flight procedures and systems that allow the Dawn Mk-II Aurora to operate alongside conventional aircraft.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipDec 9, 2020Dawn Aerospace wins license for suborbital flights

Dawn Aerospace worked with the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority over the last 18 months to design flight procedures and systems for safe integration with other aircraft users.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipDec 8, 2020Suborbital Spaceplane Flight OK’d For Dawn Aerospace

Dawn Aerospace plans first flights of the Mk-II Aurora in 2021 from a remote, uninhabited airport on the South Island of New Zealand.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative PlanDec 8, 2020Suborbital Spaceplane Flight OK’d For Dawn Aerospace

Dawn Aerospace plans to conduct a suborbital flight in 2020 to mature launcher technology and carry payloads to microgravity.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative PlanJan 21, 2020Satellite propulsion startup Dawn Aerospace developing small launch vehicle

Dawn Aerospace’s founding team met in 2010 while working on suborbital rockets at Delft University of Technology.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2020Satellite propulsion startup Dawn Aerospace developing small launch vehicle

Dawn Aerospace is working to close a $10,000,000 Series A round in the second quarter of 2020.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceTechnical ProductJan 21, 2020Satellite propulsion startup Dawn Aerospace developing small launch vehicle

Dawn Aerospace is developing launcher propulsion and avionics in New Zealand with test flights planned there.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2020Satellite propulsion startup Dawn Aerospace developing small launch vehicle

Dawn Aerospace has achieved more than $1,000,000 in sales.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative FinancialJan 21, 2020Satellite propulsion startup Dawn Aerospace developing small launch vehicle

Tuhua Ventures led Dawn Aerospace’s seed round in 2018.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceNarrative GeneralJan 21, 2020Satellite propulsion startup Dawn Aerospace developing small launch vehicle

Dawn Aerospace aims to build 50 cubesat thrusters and 100 microsatellite thrusters in 2020.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceOrg RelationshipJan 21, 2020Satellite propulsion startup Dawn Aerospace developing small launch vehicle

Dawn Aerospace has raised a little over $2,000,000.

Mentioned as: Dawn AerospaceTechnical ProductJan 21, 2020Satellite propulsion startup Dawn Aerospace developing small launch vehicle
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