Exolaunch secures multi year SpaceX rideshare launch deal through 2028

Written by Copernical Team Wednesday, 21 May 2025 10:27

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2025

Exolaunch has signed new multi-year launch agreements with SpaceX, ensuring small satellite launch capacity through 2028 on Falcon 9 rideshare missions. The agreements span various orbital inclinations including sun-synchronous, mid-inclination, near-polar, and dawn-dusk trajectories to meet diverse mission requirements. These contracts allow Exolaunch to continue integrating and deploying

Exolaunch secures multi year SpaceX rideshare launch deal through 2028
by Clarence Oxford
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 21, 2025

Exolaunch has signed new multi-year launch agreements with SpaceX, ensuring small satellite launch capacity through 2028 on Falcon 9 rideshare missions. The agreements span various orbital inclinations including sun-synchronous, mid-inclination, near-polar, and dawn-dusk trajectories to meet diverse mission requirements.

These contracts allow Exolaunch to continue integrating and deploying satellites of all sizes-from CubeSats up to 16U formats, to microsatellites weighing 20 to 800 kilograms, and larger payloads. Exolaunch has collaborated with SpaceX since 2020, managing over 160 launches and deploying more than 400 satellites across 20 missions using both Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets.

Exolaunch holds the distinction of being the only launch integrator to participate in every SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission. Its global clientele spans over 25 countries, and its services have enabled first-time space missions for emerging spacefaring nations such as Senegal, Kenya, Mongolia, and Botswana.

The company's proprietary separation and deployment systems-CarboNIX rings, EXOport adapters, EXOpod Nova deployers, and Quadro systems-have proven critical to its launch success. Exolaunch plans to debut additional satellite separation technologies on upcoming missions to further address evolving industry needs.

"Exolaunch's sustained and growing collaboration with SpaceX underscores our joint commitment and mission to provide reliable access to space," said Kier Fortier, Vice President of Global Business Development at Exolaunch.

"We're proud of Exolaunch's ongoing trust in our capabilities to provide rapid and reliable access to space for their customers aboard our small satellite rideshare missions," added Stephanie Bednarek, Vice President of Commercial Sales at SpaceX.

During the most recent Transporter-13 launch, Exolaunch successfully deployed 27 satellites totaling over 1,500 kilograms for clients in 14 countries. The upcoming Transporter-14 mission is expected to see nearly 50 satellites deployed, reflecting the company's growing annual launch cadence.

"We're thankful to SpaceX for our fruitful long-term collaboration and for delivering hundreds of payloads successfully to orbit," said Jeanne Allarie, Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer at Exolaunch.

As demand for small satellite deployment continues to rise, Exolaunch is scaling its U.S. footprint with expanded operations in Denver, and has established additional offices in France and Japan to support regional customers more directly.