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SpinLaunch's projected cost per kg of payload is approximately $ 1,250 - $ 2,500. This projection is significantly less expensive than SpaceX's current price per kg of payload on the Falcon 9 of $ 6,000. SpaceX's projected cost per kg on
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facility in New Mexico, SpinLaunch conducted its first vertical test of their accelerator at 20% of its full power capacity, hurling a 10-foot-long (3.0 m) passive projectile to an altitude of "tens of thousands of feet." This test accelerator is 108 ft (33 m) in diameter, which makes
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is able to spin a rocket at speeds of up to 4,700 mph (7,500 km/h; 2.1 km/s) before releasing it on a trajectory path headed towards low Earth orbit. Once the rocket reaches an altitude of roughly 200,000 ft (60 km), the rocket would then ignite its engines in order to reach
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of 17,150 mph (27,600 km/h; 7.666 km/s). Such rockets would be able to carry payloads of up to 440 lb (200 kg), with a peak centrifugal acceleration of approximately 10,000 g. Historical predecessors of this system include
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In May, 2024, SpinLaunch named Chief
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If successful, the centrifuge sling launch concept is projected to lower the cost of launches and use less power, with the price of a single space launch potentially reduced by a factor of 20 to under
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