HyPrSpace
HyPrSpace is a rocket startup, founded in 2019, in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It develops orbital and suborbital launch vehicles and hybrid propulsion systems.
Funding
In 2022, the company raised €1.1 million to develop its rocket. In 2024 as part of a consortium it has raises €35 million to develop their launcher Orbital Baguette One, 60 percent of the funding from the French government—as the winner of the France 2030 program supported by the State.
Rockets
Baguette One is 7 metres tall, single-stage suborbital rocket, with a payload capacity of 300 kilograms. The first suborbital mission is planned for 2026. Baguette One will launch from DGA Essais de missiles, a missile testing site in mainland France. Orbital Baguette-1 is a 16 metres tall micro-launcher with a payload of 250 kg to 400 km low Earth orbit (LEO).
Engine
The hybrid engine uses solid fuels in combination with a liquid oxidizer and doesn't need a turbo pump. On 11 July 2024, the first hot fire test of its Terminator hybrid rocket engine was completed with success. In December 2024, HyPrSpace announced a successful hot test in the second Terminator testing campaign.
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