Phantom Space Corporation
| Industry | Space transportation, rocket manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 Tucson, Arizona , United States |
| Website | www |
Phantom Space Corporation is an American space transportation and rocket manufacturing startup based in Tucson, Arizona.[1]
Company history
Phantom Space Corporation was founded in 2019 by Jim Cantrell and Michael D'Angelo.[citation needed] Chris Thompson, the second employee at SpaceX and ten-year veteran, joined Phantom Space in October of 2021 as Chief Technology Officer in charge of launch and satellite system development.[2]
In May 2021, Phantom acquired StratSpace, a satellite program designer and manager[3] founded by Cantrell in 2000.[4] The acquisition made Phantom Space the first 100% U.S.-based satellite supply chain in its effort to mass produce rockets on a large scale.[5]
In August 2021, the company acquired space systems developer Micro Aerospace Solutions (MAS) operating out of Melbourne, Florida.[6]
In 2023, Phantom signed an agreement with
Daytona I
| Function | Payload to LEO 180 kg | |
|---|---|---|
| Associated rockets | ||
| Comparable | Electron | |
| Launch history | ||
| Status | In development | |
| Launch sites | Cape Canaveral SLC-13 Vandenberg SLC-5 | |
| Total launches | 0 | |
| First flight | 2025 | |
| First stage | ||
| Engines | 9x Hadley | |
| Thrust | 200 kN | |
| Propellant | Liquid oxygen/RP-1 | |
| Second stage | ||
| Engines | 1x Hadley Vacuum | |
| Thrust | 28.8 kN | |
| Propellant | Liquid oxygen/RP-1 | |
As of March 2024[update] the company is building a two-stage rocket called Daytona. As designed, the vehicle will be 18 meters tall, 1.5 meters in diameter. It will be able to loft 180 kilograms to low Earth orbit for a claimed launch price of $4 million. It will use nine Hadley engines produced by Ursa Major Technologies on its first stage, and one Hadley Vacuum engine on its second stage.[8] The first launch is projected to take place in Q4 2024.[9]
Launch plans
| Date and time, UTC | Launch site | Payload | Orbit | Customer | Launch
outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025[10] | Vandenberg SLC-5 | TBA | LEO | TBA | |
| Maiden flight of Daytona | |||||
| Q1 2026 | TBD | Hurricane Hunter x ? | LEO | Tropical Weather Analytics | |
| Tropical Weather Analytics, Inc. (TWA), with a revolutionary 3D measurement capability for improved hurricane forecasting and weather intelligence, is announcing a strategic partnership with Phantom Space Corporation (Phantom) to design, manufacture, launch, and operate its Hurricane Hunter Satellite Constellation. | |||||
| 2026 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | AFNIO × ? | LEO | Ingenu | |
| Will launch "the majority of" Ingenu's 72-satellite AFNIO constellation. | |||||
| 2026 | Vandenberg SLC-5 | TBA | LEO | TBA | |
| CubeSat Launch Initiative contract awarded by NASA. | |||||
Daytona II
Daytona II is an upgraded version of the Daytona I rocket, It will use one Ripley engine on the first stage and one vacuum-optimized Hadley engine on the second stage, the rocket will be capable of delivering 440 kg to LEO and has been advertised at 4 million USD per launch. launches are planned to start in 2027.[11]
Daytona III
Daytona III is the third upgrade of the Daytona rocket, the first stage has a second Ripley engine and the second stage has one vacuum-optimized Hadley engine. The second stage will be capable of delivering 950 kg to LEO, the maiden launch is planned for 2028.[12]
References
- ^ Manfredi, Lucas (September 29, 2021). "Phantom Space, Ingenu to build 72-satellite constellation". FOXBusiness.
- ^ "Phantom Hires Chris Thompson as CTO". Payload Space. October 21, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
- ^ "Phantom Space acquires StratSpace in pursuit of becoming a turnkey space service". May 25, 2021.
- ^ Wichner, David (June 19, 2021). "Small-sat launch firm Phantom to open Tucson rocket factory". Arizona Daily Star.
- ^ Ruiz, Michael (May 24, 2021). "Phantom Space startup announces world's first 100% US-based satellite supply chain after acquiring StratSpace". Fox Business. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Jim Cantrell's Phantom Space Acquires Micro Aerospace Solutions - Via Satellite -". Via Satellite. August 17, 2021.
- ^ Garrick, Matt (April 26, 2023). "Arnhem Land space centre could be used for missile testing and development, Equatorial (sic) Launch Australia says". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ Messier, Doug (August 25, 2022). "Having It All Come Together, but Not In House: Phantom Space's Approach to Launch". Parabolic Arc. Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ David Wichner (May 26, 2023). "Tucson Tech: Phantom Space acing early tests in bid for orbital flight". Arizona Daily Star.
- ^ "Phantom space corporation". x.com.
- ^ "Daytona II – Phantom Space". Retrieved June 21, 2024.
- ^ "Daytona III – Phantom Space". Retrieved June 23, 2024.