HyImpulse Mini-Launcher SL1
HyImpulse Mini-Launcher SL1
A special idea comes from Neuenstadt am Kocher – the start-up HyImpulse, founded in 2018, wants to launch its ‘HyImpulse Mini-Launcher SL1’ rocket with an unusual engine. In addition to liquid oxygen, it will not use kerosene as fuel, but eco-paraffin – simply put, something akin to candle wax. With this special hybrid propulsion technology, which is both safe and economical, the company wants to play a pioneering role in Europe. The engine was tested at the DLR site in Lampoldshausen. The three-stage, 27-metre-long rocket is intended to transport a maximum payload of 500 kilograms into low Earth orbit. Possible launch sites include the Shetland Islands, Kiruna (northern Sweden), the European Spaceport in French Guiana and Whalers Way (Australia). This image shows the HyImpulse engine undergoing testing at DLR’s Lampoldshausen site.
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HyImpulse Technologies GmbH