Builds orbital transfer vehicles for last-mile payload delivery, hosted payloads, and higher-energy missions.
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Suppliers & service providers to Impulse Space
Exolaunch— program partner / launch integration · strategic partner / mission user · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more
Exolaunch and Impulse Space agreed that Exolaunch will jointly support launches where Impulse will deploy multiple customer satellites (Exolaunch to provide launch integration and rideshare services that enable Impulse missions); collaboration cited for LEO Express-2 and follow‑on missions (supporting fall 2024 and 2025 operations).
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Through a strategic partnership, Exolaunch and Impulse Space will collaborate on delivering satellite launch and in‑space transportation services; Exolaunch supplies launch integration and separation hardware/services while Impulse supplies in‑space transportation capability to customers jointly supported by the partnership.
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Exolaunch supplies advanced separation systems (EXOpod Nova and CarboNIX) for cubesats and microsats, plus integration and mission management services to Impulse Space for joint satellite launch and in-space transportation missions including LEO Express-2 (2024 onward).
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Relativity Space— launch services · mission user / customer · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more
Exclusive partnership announced in 2022 for Relativity to launch Impulse Space's Mars Cruise Vehicle and Mars Lander on the first Terran R flight from Cape Canaveral (targeted for 2026); Impulse develops the spacecraft while Relativity provides launch (part of commercial Mars mission plans through 2029).
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Impulse Space and Relativity announced a commercial mission-to‑Mars collaboration in which Impulse Space is a mission customer/partner using Relativity launch capability for a commercial Mars mission architecture (announcement July 19, 2022).
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Impulse Space announced a commercial mission to Mars in collaboration with Relativity Space; Relativity is a mission partner providing launch vehicle capability (Terran R) and joint commercial mission architecture supporting a Mars mission.
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SpaceX— launch services · launch services supplier2 connectionsTell me more
SpaceX provides Falcon 9 launch services and rideshare slots (Transporter missions) to Impulse Space for Mira OTV deployments (LEO Express-1 in 2023, LEO Express-2 in 2025, LEO Express-3 in 2025) and three dedicated Falcon 9 launches for Helios kick stage missions starting 2026.
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SpaceX provides Falcon 9 launch services used by Impulse Space for its Caravan GEO rideshare program (Caravan will use dedicated Falcon 9 launches to carry Impulse's Helios vehicles for GEO delivery), enabling Impulse's GEO rideshare capability.
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NASA— program enablement / contractor selection (government enabling contract opportunities)Tell me more
NASA selected Impulse Space to provide launch services for missions through the VADR contract; this government selection enables Impulse to access NASA mission taskings and program support.
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Impulse Space customers & supported companies
Space Network Services— customer · launch services / rideshare partner2 connectionsTell me more
Impulse Space provides GEO rideshare services for up to six small GEO satellites under agreement announced 2024.
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Impulse Space provides GEO rideshare launch services to Space Network Services under a signed GEO Rideshare agreement that enables Space Network Services to launch up to six Kaon small GEO satellites at a time; agreement announced at WSBW Paris.
Impulse Space is partnering with Exolaunch to offer in-space transportation and last‑mile delivery to satellite operators and missions, supplying dedicated transfer and disposition capabilities for customers deploying satellites and constellation elements.
Impulse Space supplies in-space propulsion (Saiph thruster) and related propulsion subsystems to Vast for the Haven‑1 LEO space station; Vast selected Impulse to provide the propulsion system and to commission Saiph on an October mission (qualification completed in May prior to commissioning).
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Impulse Space supplies propulsion systems for Vast’s Haven-1 private space station (announced 2023).
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Impulse Space supplies the propulsion system (storable propellant, tanks, thrusters, electronics) for Haven-1 as a key subsystem (selected June 2023).
Impulse Space provides CubeSat deployment services on LEO Express-1 and LEO Express-2 missions.
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Impulse Space program partners
Exolaunch— mission partner / launch customer support · program partner · 1 more roles3 connectionsTell me more
Impulse Space will provide in‑space deployment and orbital transport services (using its vehicles) on missions jointly supported with Exolaunch, enabling Exolaunch's multi‑satellite deployments (Impulse supplying orbital maneuvering and last‑mile delivery services for Exolaunch rideshares).
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Exolaunch announced a strategic partnership with Impulse Space to collaborate on satellite launch and in-space transportation services; the partnership positions Impulse's in-space transportation capabilities alongside Exolaunch's launch/integration services as an enabling capability.
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Impulse Space signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with Exolaunch in 2024 for satellite launch and in-space transportation services, including joint support for LEO Express-2 mission.
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Astranis— customer · program partner · 1 more roles4 connectionsTell me more
Impulse Space provides direct-inject to GEO services for MicroGEO satellites under 2027 mission agreement.
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Impulse Space signed a contract with Astranis in September 2025 for a 2027 mission, providing its Helios kick stage (with Deneb engine) for direct LEO-to-GEO injection of Astranis MicroGEO satellites following a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch to LEO.
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Impulse Space will provide its Helios direct-inject transfer vehicle service to Astranis for a 2027 mission to inject Astranis satellites directly to GEO (faster orbit insertion than Astranis’ usual electric propulsion orbit raise).
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Astranis contracted Impulse Space to deliver a Helios direct-inject transfer to place Astranis satellites into GEO in 2027; Astranis will be the user/beneficiary of Impulse's orbital transfer service for its satellites.
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Anduril— customer / mission user · strategic partner · 5 more roles8 connectionsTell me more
Impulse Space supplies its highly maneuverable Mira spacecraft to Anduril so Anduril can deploy integrated payloads and use Mira for national security missions (Impulse providing spacecraft and maneuvering capability to Anduril for RPO, SDA, and space control applications).
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Impulse Space partners to enhance mission autonomy for space domain awareness and conduct RPO mission demonstration in GEO (expanded 2025).
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Impulse Space supplies in-space mobility vehicles and partners with Anduril on highly maneuverable space missions (announced 2024); also collaborator on Anduril's space-based interceptor prototype team (2026).
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Impulse Space is partnering with Anduril to provide in-space propulsion and rendezvous-and-proximity-operations capability; Anduril is integrating payloads and autonomy onto Impulse vehicles for a high-precision RPO mission (GEO) planned for 2026, enabling Anduril’s in-orbit mission operations.
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Anduril is supplying autonomous payloads and edge processors to be hosted and operated on Impulse Space vehicles for a high-precision Rendezvous and Proximity Operations mission in GEO planned for 2026; Anduril provides the payload autonomy and mission software.
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Anduril supplies Lattice command-and-control software to Impulse Space, enabling single-operator control of multiple spacecraft via the Mira vehicle (Lattice Partner Program).
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Anduril will integrate its Lattice autonomy software and payloads onto Impulse Space's Mira spacecraft so Anduril systems can control, task, and maneuver Impulse vehicles for national security missions (Anduril providing autonomy, payloads, and mission systems that enable Impulse missions).
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Anduril supplies its Lattice AI‑enabled software platform to be onboarded onto Impulse's Mira vehicles so operators can control and task multiple spacecraft; this autonomy software directly enables Impulse's mission operations for national security customers.
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