HyPrSpace

HyPrSpace
IndustrySpace
Founded2019
HeadquartersBordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Number of employees
130 (2026) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitehypr-space.com

HyPrSpace (Hybrid Propulsion for Space) is a rocket startup, founded in 2019, in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It develops orbital (Orbital Baguette-1/OB-1, pronounced Obi-wan) and suborbital (Baguette One) launch vehicles and hybrid propulsion systems.

Funding

In 2022, the company raised €1.1 million to develop its rocket. In 2024, as part of a consortium with the companies CT Ingénierie, SpaceDreamS, and Telespazio France, it raised €35 million to develop their launcher Orbital Baguette One (the Le Projet Agile de Développement d'Accès à l'espace 1—PADA1—project). Sixty percent of the funding was from the French government as the winner of the France 2030 program supported by the State.

Rockets

Baguette One is a 7 metres tall, single-stage suborbital rocket, with a payload capacity of 300 kilograms. The first suborbital mission is planned for 2027. Baguette One will launch from DGA Essais de missiles, a missile testing site in mainland France. Orbital Baguette-1 (OB-1) is a 16 metres tall micro-launcher with a payload of 250 kg to 400 km low Earth orbit (LEO).

Engine

The hybrid engine uses solid fuels (including HDPE) in combination with a liquid oxidizer and doesn't need a turbo pump. On 11 July 2024, the first hot fire test of its Terminator hybrid rocket engine was completed with success. In December 2024, HyPrSpace announced a successful hot test in the second Terminator testing campaign.

References

  1. 1 2 "A European Alternative to SpaceX Emerges". August 9, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Parsonson, Andrew (December 12, 2023). "HyPrSpace Secures €35M in Funding for Maiden Baguette One Launch".
  3. 1 2 "Avec l'aide de l'État, l'entreprise bordelaise HyprSpace va lancer sa mini-fusée "Baguette One" – France Bleu". ici par France Bleu et France 3.
  4. 1 2 3 Lozano, Mikaël (April 27, 2022). "HyPrSpace lève 1,1 million d'euros pour son lanceur spatial innovant".
  5. ↑ "HyPrSpace Raises €1.1M in Seed Funding to Develop Reusable Hybrid Micro-Launch Vehicle". May 3, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "French 'Baguette One' rocket project gets funding".
  7. ↑ "La start-up HyprSpace décroche un financement de France 2030 pour son microlanceur spatial". Le Figaro. December 12, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Comment la France tente-t-elle de rattraper son retard sur le marché des mini-lanceurs spatiaux ?". France Culture. July 10, 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 Lozano, Mikaël (March 27, 2024). "HyPrSpace lauréate du plan France 2030 sur le volet spatial".
  10. ↑ "Mini et micro-lanceurs : Emmanuel Macron met la France en mode compétition". 25 March 2024.
  11. 1 2 Chodorge, Simon (September 16, 2023). "Spatial : L'armée française s'intéresse aux petites fusées de la start-up HyPrSpace". Capital.fr.
  12. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (2026-09-12). "First HyPrSpace Baguette One Launch Slips to 2027". European Spaceflight. Retrieved 2026-09-12.
  13. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (2025-06-22). "HyPrSpace to Launch Baguette One Demonstrator from Mainland France". European Spaceflight. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  14. ↑ "Développement d'un démonstrateur de propulseur hybride spatial | Ministère des Armées". www.defense.gouv.fr (in French). 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2025-07-10.
  15. 1 2 "HyPrSpace Successfully Tests Hybrid Rocket Engine – SpaceWatch.GLOBAL". 18 July 2024.
  16. 1 2 "French 'Baguette One' rocket project gets funding to launch". December 12, 2023 – via Le Monde.
  17. ↑ "L'Etat renforce son soutien au moteur-fusée innovant d'HyPrSpace". Les Echos. 12 December 2023.
  18. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (May 9, 2024). "HyPrSpace Unveils its Terminator Hybrid Rocket Motor".
  19. ↑ International, Armada (July 17, 2024). "HyPrSpace successfully conducts first test of its hybrid rocket engine at DGA missiles testing site in Gironde".
  20. ↑ "HyPrSpace tests hybrid rocket engine at DGA Missile Site". Space Daily.
  21. ↑ Parsonson, Andrew (2024-12-24). "HyPrSpace Completes Hot Fire Test of Terminator Stage Demonstrator". European Spaceflight. Retrieved 2025-07-10.

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