SpinLaunch: High-Speed Rocket Launch

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SpinLaunch—yes, the centrifuge rocket company—is making a hard pivot to satellites

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SpinLaunch aims to build a kinetic launch system that spins a rocket around at speeds up to 4,700 mph ( 7,500 km /h) Then, at an altitude of 40 miles ( 60 km ) or so, the rocket would ignite its engines to achieve orbital velocity.

After being founded in 2014 , it raised more than $150 million over the next decade .

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