New Space is the next step to make space accessible for everyone through private companies with fresh ideas and faster development cycles. Info Shymkent has a look on these New Space companies and their progress.
The big players
The performer
The Others
- List of full-private New Space Companies who working on an orbital rocket.
| Company name | Country | Founded / Development started | Name of 1st orbital rocket | Rocket specifications | 1st engine tests | 1st orbital launch (planned) | 1st successful orbital launch |
| America | |||||||
| ABL Space Systems | USA | 2017 | RS-1 | Height: 27m, Diameter: 1.83m, LEO: 1.35t, 1st stage: 9×53.83kN (E2), 2nd stage: 1×57.83kN (E2 vac) | — | (October 2022) | — |
| Astra | USA | October 2016 | Rocket 3 | Height: 11.6m, Diameter: 1.8m, SSO: 0.15t, 1st stage: 5×28.91kN (Dolphin), 2nd stage: 1×3.29kN (Aether) | — | 12th September 2020 | 20 November 2021 (6th attempt) |
| FireFly Aerospace | USA | January 2014 | Firefly Alpha | Height: 29m, Diameter: 1.82m, LEO: 1t, SSO: 0.63t, 1st stage: 4×184,02kN (Reaver 1), 2nd stage: 1×70.1kN (Lightning 1) | March 2018 | 3rd September 2021 | 1st October 2022 (2nd attempt) |
| Launcher Space | USA | March 2017 | Launcher Light | Height: 15.2m, Diameter: 1.1m, LEO: 0.15t, SSO: 0.105t, 1st stage: 1×97.9kN (Engine-2) 2nd stage: 1×0.02kN (Engine-2) | — | (2024) | — |
| Phantom Space | USA | 2019 | Daytona | Height: 18.7m, Diameter: 1.25m, LEO: 0.45t, 1st stage: 7×22.2kN (Hadley), 2nd stage: 1x 26.7kN (Hadley) | — | (Q1 2023) | — |
| Relativity Space | USA | 2015 | Terran 1 | Height: 24.3m, Diameter: 2.3m, LEO: 1.25t, SSO: 0,9t 1st stage: 9×102.2kN (Aeon), 2nd stage: 1x126kN (AeonVac) | — | (Q4 2022) | — |
| Virgin Orbit | USA | 2nd March 2017 / 2007 | LauncherOne | Height: 21.3m, Diameter: 1.8m, LEO: 0.5t, 1st stage: 1×326.8kN (NewtonThree), 2nd stage: 1×22.2kN (NewtonFour) | March 2015 | 25th May 2020 | 17th January 2021 (2nd attempt) |
| Europe | |||||||
| HyImpulse | Germany | 2018 | SL1 | Height: 27m, Diameter: 2.2m LEO: 0.5t, 1st stage: 8x75kN (HyPLOX75), 2nd stage: 4x100kN (HyPLOX75) 3rd stage: 4x25kN (HyPLOX10) | — | (Q4 2022) | |
| Isar Aerospace | Germany | March 2018 | Spectrum | Height: 27m, Diameter: 2m, LEO: 1t, 1st stage: 9×75 kN, 2nd stage: 1×94 kN | — | (2022) | — |
| Orbex | United Kingdom | 2015 | Prime | Height: 19m, Diameter: 1.3m, 1st stage: 6x, 2nd stage: 1x | — | (2022) | — |
| Pangea Aerospace | Spain | 2018 | Meso | LEO: 0.15t, 1st stage: 1x Aerospike, 2nd stage: 1x | — | (2024) | — |
| PLD Space | Spain | 2011 | Miura 5 | Height: 25m, Diameter: 1.8m, SSO: 0.4t, 1st stage: 5×81.6kN (TEPREL-C), 2nd stage: 1x65kN (TEPREL-C) | — | (2024) | — |
| Rocket Factory Augsburg | Germany | 2018 | RFA One | Height: 30m, Diameter: 2m, LEO: 1.6t, 1st stage: 9×100 kN, 2nd stage: 1×100 kN | — | (Q4 2022) | — |
| Skyrora | United Kingdom | 21st June 2017 | Skyrora XL | Height: 22.7m, Diameter: 2.2m, SSO: 0.4t, 1st stage: 9x70kN (Skyforce), 2nd stage: 1x85kN (Skyforce), 3rd stage: 1×3.5kN (LEO engine) | — | (2022) | — |
| Venture Orbital Systems | France | July 2019 | Zephyr | Height: 15m, Diameter: 1.2m, LEO: 0.08t, SSO: 0.07t, 1st stage: 6x?kN(Navier), 2nd stage: 1x?kN (Navier) | — | (2024) | — |
| Asia | |||||||
| Deep Blue Aerospace | China | 28th November 2016 | Nebula-1 | Height: ?m, Diameter: 2.25m, LEO: 4.5t, SSO: 0.5t, 1st stage: 9x?kN (Leiting) 2nd stage: 1x?kN (Leiting) | 20th April 2019 | (Q4 2022) | |
| Galactic Energy | China | 06th February 2018 | Ceres-1 | Height: 19m, Diameter: 1.4m, LEO: 0.35t, 1st stage: 588.39kN, 2nd stage: 274,59kN 3rd stage: 147.1kN | November 2018 | 7th November 2020 | 7th November 2020 (1st attempt) |
| i-space | China | 11th October 2016 | Hyperbola-1 (Shuang Quxian-1) | Height: 20.8m, Diameter: 1.4m, LEO: 0.3t, Thrust: 770kN | — | 25th July 2019 | 25th July 2019 (1st attempt) |
| Landspace | China | 1st June 2016 | Zhuque-1 | Height: 19m, Diameter: 1.35m, LEO: 0.3t, Thrust: 400.34kN | — | 27th October 2018 | — |
| Linkspace | China | 2nd January 2014 | New Line 1 (Xin Gan Xian 1) | Height: 20.1m, Diameter: 1.8m, SSO: 0.2t, 1st stage: 4x100kN, 2nd stage: 1x | — | — | — |
| OneSpace | China | 17th August 2015 | OS-M | Height: 19m, Diameter: 1.2m, SSO: 0.112t | 4th July 2018 | 27th March 2019 | — |
| Skyroot Aerospace | India | July 2018 | Vikram I | Height: ??m Diameter: ??m SSO: 0.225t LEO: 0.315t 1st stage: 5.3kN (Kalam-5) 2nd stage: 5.3kN (Kalam-5) 3rd stage: 5.3kN (Kalam-5) 4th stage: ?kN (Raman-1) | 12th August 2020 | (Q4 2022) | — |
| TiSPACE | Taiwan | 16th May 2016 | Hapith V | Height: 20m, Diameter: 2.2m, SSO: 0.35t LEO: 0.39t 1st stage: 5x130kN (LELIEN 1C) 2nd stage: 4x20kN (LELIEN 1B) 3rd stage: 1x10kN (LELIEN 1A) | — | (2024) | — |