{"city":"El Segundo","name":"Impulse Space","slug":"impulse-space","facts":[{"date":"2027-01-01","type":"contract","value":"Closed bookings for first Caravan rideshare mission scheduled for the first half of 2027","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2026-11-01","type":"deployment","value":"Cicada payload tested aboard Impulse Space’s Mira orbital transfer vehicle launched on SpaceX Transporter rideshare","source":"SpaceNews"},{"date":"2026-09-17","type":"total_funding","value":"Total Series D round including extension","source":"www.powerelectronicsnews.com — 2026-09-17"},{"date":"2026-09-17","type":"funding_round","value":"Series D extension","source":"www.powerelectronicsnews.com — 2026-09-17"},{"date":"2026-09-11","type":"partnership","value":"Collaborated with Starfish Space and HEO on imaging the Mira rendezvous","source":"Space.com"},{"date":"2026-08-27","type":"partnership","value":"Contracted Astrum to help deploy Neastar-1, targeting launch between late 2028 and Q1 2029","source":"SpaceNews"}],"peers":[{"name":"Astroscale","rank":7,"slug":"astroscale","score":"86"},{"name":"D-Orbit","rank":50,"slug":"d-orbit","score":"74"},{"name":"Starfish Space","rank":58,"slug":"starfish-space","score":"71.5"},{"name":"Quantum Space","rank":89,"slug":"quantum-space","score":"65"}],"stage":null,"state":"California","aliases":[],"country":"United States","domains":[{"why":"Impulse Space builds and operates Mira orbital transfer vehicles that deliver payloads to precise orbits and support rendezvous, satellite servicing and refueling missions.","list":"Space 100","rank":35,"tier":"member","layer":"Satellites & spacecraft","total":78,"domain":"Space","scores":{"leverage":8,"position":8,"progress":10,"firepower":8,"commercial":6,"deployment":7,"production":6,"technology":8},"edition":"November 2026","segment":"Servicing & tugs"}],"founded":null,"signals":[{"date":"2026-10-19","header":"Infinite Orbits secured four firm launch contracts for Impulse Space OTV missions on Falcon 9 rockets through 2029.","outlet":"Space Intel Report"},{"date":"2026-09-17","header":"Impulse Space raises $308M Series D extension, bringing total round to $808M","outlet":"Payload"},{"date":"2026-09-11","header":"Impulse Space’s Mira orbital transfer vehicle can deliver up to 300 kilograms of payload to precise orbital locations.","outlet":"Space.com"},{"date":"2026-09-11","header":"Impulse Space, Starfish Space, and HEO collaborated on imaging the Mira rendezvous.","outlet":"Space.com"},{"date":"2026-09-11","header":"Impulse Space maneuvered two Mira spacecraft to within 200 meters in low Earth orbit.","outlet":"Space.com"},{"date":"2026-09-11","header":"Impulse Space spacecraft performed a close-proximity orbital maneuver","outlet":"Space.com"}],"website":"https://impulsespace.com","category":"Space · Satellites & spacecraft","categories":[{"name":"Servicing & tugs","domain":"Space","parent":"Space · Satellites & spacecraft"}],"last_round":null,"updated_at":"2026-10-25T23:17:49.578217+00:00","facts_total":41,"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).","sub_category":"Servicing & tugs","signals_total":49,"url":"https://www.frontiertechintelligence.com/companies/impulse-space","title":"Impulse Space · space, El Segundo, California, United States · scores, facts and signals · Frontier Tech Intelligence","description":"Impulse Space builds and operates Mira orbital transfer vehicles that deliver payloads to precise orbits and support rendezvous, satellite servicing and refueling missions. Space 100 rank 35 (score 78) 49 signals and 41 facts with sources.","publisher":"Frontier Tech Intelligence (Future Frontiers, a trade name of Essential Cognition Inc.)","note":"Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence; facts and signals carry their sources."}