SPIN LAUNCH SYSTEM

A Future of spaceflight launch system which is used to move the payload into space is
SPIN LAUNCH SYSTEM. This system is founded by U.S. Company SPIN LAUNCH, which is
working on mass accelerator technology.

It is developing a kinetic energy space launch system that reduces dependency on

traditional chemical rockets, with the goal of lowering the cost of access to space while
increasing the frequency of launch. This system uses a vacuum chamber within which a
rotating arm brings a projectile up to very high speed without any drag penalty, before
hurling it into the atmosphere “in less than a millisecond,” according to the company, as
a port opens for a fraction of a second to release the projectile. A counterbalance spins in
the opposite direction to prevent the system from becoming unbalanced. The vacuum
seal stays in place until the projectile breaks through a membrane at the top of the launch
tube.

The suborbital projectile used in the initial test was around 10 feet long and was
accelerated to “many thousands of miles an hour,” using approximately 20 percent of the
accelerator’s power capacity.

The projectile was recovered after its flight, with reusable vehicles being a key part of the
Spin Launch concept. However, it’s not immediately clear how the projectile will be
recovered, especially since video concepts of the launch sequence show it splitting into
at least two parts. Adding a recovery system would add bulk and complexity but might
also reflect the value of each projectile, which is presumably crafted from exotic materials
to withstand extreme speeds and friction heating.

The idea behind spin Launch may indeed be “audacious and crazy,” but, if it can be fully
matured, the technology would appear to offer major advantages over traditional space
launch systems. Today, a rocket delivering a payload into orbit will consist primarily of
fuel, by mass, reducing the size of the payload that can be carried. Spin Launch, in
contrast, envisages a much smaller rocket that carried a reduced fuel load, but a
proportionally larger payload. The company currently forecasts its orbital vehicle
delivering a payload of around 400 pounds into orbit.

Spin launch has developed a new class of ultra-low-cost satellites. By utilizing mass
manufacturing design principles, reducing supply chain complexities and lowering
satellite costs, without any impact to performance. Our satellites uniquely designed for
our mass accelerator environment, while remaining qualified for traditional systems.

While the concept is fairly simple, the challenge of making it work reliably and repeatedly
is a significant one. After completion of successful testing, they proved that this will be
going to be one of the supreme technology for future spaceflight launching.