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Impulse Space

El Segundo, California, United States · Space · Satellites & spacecraft / Servicing & tugs · impulsespace.com

Impulse Space builds and operates Mira orbital transfer vehicles that deliver payloads to precise orbits and support rendezvous, satellite servicing and refueling missions.

Positioning

Impulse Space is a US in-space-mobility company (founded by SpaceX's Tom Mueller) whose Mira orbital transfer vehicles have flown commercially since 2023, with a Helios high-energy kick stage (GEO-direct) in development, and it supplies Vast's Haven-1 propulsion. It was admitted to NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 in July 2026 (a first for orbital transportation), making it the in-space mobility category leader. Revenue is estimated at 10-100m (a $500M raise in 2026).

Latest signals

19 Oct 2026Infinite Orbits secured four firm launch contracts for Impulse Space OTV missions on Falcon 9 rockets through 2029.Space Intel Report
17 Sept 2026Impulse Space raises $308M Series D extension, bringing total round to $808MPayload
11 Sept 2026Impulse Space’s Mira orbital transfer vehicle can deliver up to 300 kilograms of payload to precise orbital locations.Space.com
11 Sept 2026Impulse Space, Starfish Space, and HEO collaborated on imaging the Mira rendezvous.Space.com
11 Sept 2026Impulse Space maneuvered two Mira spacecraft to within 200 meters in low Earth orbit.Space.com

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Facts, with sources

1 Jan 2027Closed bookings for first Caravan rideshare mission scheduled for the first half of 2027Contract · SpaceNews
1 Nov 2026Cicada payload tested aboard Impulse Space’s Mira orbital transfer vehicle launched on SpaceX Transporter rideshareDeployment · SpaceNews
17 Sept 2026Total Series D round including extensionTotal funding · www.powerelectronicsnews.com — 2026-09-17
17 Sept 2026Series D extensionFunding round · www.powerelectronicsnews.com — 2026-09-17

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Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment7

Production6

Commercials6

Progress10

Technology8

Positioning8

Firepower8

Leverage8

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Servicing & tugs

7Astroscale · 86 50D-Orbit · 74 58Starfish Space · 71.5 89Quantum Space · 65

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Categories

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Questions this page answers

What does Impulse Space do?

Impulse Space builds and operates Mira orbital transfer vehicles that deliver payloads to precise orbits and support rendezvous, satellite servicing and refueling missions. Impulse Space is a US in-space-mobility company (founded by SpaceX's Tom Mueller) whose Mira orbital transfer vehicles have flown commercially since 2023, with a Helios high-energy kick stage (GEO-direct) in development, and it supplies Vast's Haven-1 propulsion. It was admitted to NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 in July 2026 (a first for orbital transportation), making it the in-space mobility category leade

Where does Impulse Space rank in space?

Impulse Space ranks 35 of 100 on the Space 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 78 out of 100, in Servicing & tugs (Satellites & spacecraft). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are Impulse Space's peers in Servicing & tugs?

Astroscale (rank 7), D-Orbit (rank 50), Starfish Space (rank 58), Quantum Space (rank 89).

Where is Impulse Space based and when was it founded?

Impulse Space is based in El Segundo, California, United States.