MISSION
Jun 09, 2028
IX-217 delivers 22 satellites to sun-synchronous orbit on second flight of HELIOS-9
Live · IX-217 / ORBITAL RELAY·BOOTING TELEMETRY
PAD LC-40 CAPE VERDE|WX GO
00 / HERORocket Manufacturing · Propulsion · Defense
Tomorrow's Launch Systems.
Advanced propulsion, reusable launch vehicles, orbital technologies, and next-generation aerospace engineering — built at aerospace-grade tolerance for governments, defense, and commercial constellations.
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01 / PARTNERSTrusted by
Governments · Defense · Space Agencies
NASA
ESA
JAXA
DARPA
AIRBUS DEFENCE
LOCKHEED
NORTHROP
MAXAR
ISRO
ROSCOSMOS
DoD
NRO
NASA
ESA
JAXA
DARPA
AIRBUS DEFENCE
LOCKHEED
NORTHROP
MAXAR
ISRO
ROSCOSMOS
DoD
NRO
02 / COMPANYThe Doctrine
aerospace prime, engineered from first principles.
ISOTOPE X SOLUTIONS designs, manufactures, and operates launch vehicles, propulsion systems, satellite platforms and defense-grade aerospace hardware. Every rivet, cryogenic tank and turbopump is engineered, tested and flown by one integrated team.
Engineers
Mission Success
Vehicle Programs
EST. 2027
Cape Verde Complex · Delta Assembly Bay
16° 45′ N
22° 55′ W
02 / TIMELINEA Decade of Firsts
2027
Founding
Founded by former propulsion engineers from national space agencies and defense primes.
2029
First Hotfire
RAPTOR-KEROX completes 214-second full-mission-duty static fire at Cape Verde test complex.
2031
First Orbital Launch
HELIOS-5 delivers rideshare payloads to a 550 km sun-synchronous orbit.
2033
Booster Recovery
ORION booster achieves first autonomous landing on offshore droneship "COLD NORTH".
2035
Constellation Deployed
MERIDIAN Earth-observation constellation reaches full 96-satellite operational capability.
2037
Cislunar Mission
CENTAURUS upper stage completes translunar injection for national lunar cargo program.
03 / VEHICLESRocket Programs
A launch fleet spanning 1.8 to 64.5 tons to orbit.
Six operational and flight-ready vehicles engineered around a common propulsion, avionics and structures architecture.
0.0 m59.0 m118 m
CAD · REV.7
ISOTOPE X · CONFIDENTIAL
Heavy Lift·Operational
HELIOS-9 HEAVY
Engineered around the RAPTOR-KEROX architecture, HELIOS-9 delivers 64.5 t to LEO / GTO with full reusability.
Payload
64.5 t
Target Orbit
LEO / GTO
Engines
31 × RAPTOR-KEROX
Height
118 m
Diameter
9.4 m
Wet Mass
1,420 t
Reusability
Full
Status
Operational
04 / PROPULSIONEngines & Powerplants
to Hall-effect ion drives.
Cutaway · Combustion Flow
Primary heavy-lift powerplant. Deep-throttle, restartable, cryogenic methane–LOX.
PORT 01 · TURBOPUMP
PORT 02 · IGNITER
PORT 03 · CHAMBER
Thrust
Specific Impulse
Chamber Press.
Thrust-to-Weight
Performance · Hot Fire Trace
THRUST ISP
05 / MANUFACTURINGThe Factory
Built inside 240,000 m² of
aerospace-grade floor.
From forged aluminum-lithium billets to fully-integrated launch vehicles, every stage of manufacturing is executed in-house. This vertical integration collapses lead times, protects IP, and enables rapid iteration on hardware.
AFP CELL 03
FAIRING LAYUP
FSW STATION
CRYO TANK DOME
INT. BAY δ
STAGE 2 STACKING
Digital Factory
Model-based manufacturing with a full digital twin of every vehicle, engine and subsystem.
Composite Structures
Automated fiber placement for interstages, fairings and cryogenic tanks up to 9.4 m dia.
Robotic Welding
Friction-stir and pulsed-laser welding cells producing aerospace-grade tank domes at scale.
Precision Machining
5-axis mills and turn-mill centers holding sub-25 μm tolerance on turbopump impellers.
Nozzle Manufacturing
Channel-wall regen nozzles, EBAM printing and thermal barrier coating in one facility.
Quality & QA
Every serialized part inspected via CT scan, digital radiography and closed-loop analytics.
06 / SATELLITESSatellite Systems
from LEO to GEO.
We design and operate satellite constellations for Earth observation, secure communications, navigation, and defense — with modular buses ranging from 60 kg cubesats to 5-ton geostationary spacecraft.
Earth Observation
SAR Constellation
Comms Network
GNSS Assets
MERIDIAN · 96 ACTIVE
LEO / SSO / MEO / GEO
APOG 35,786 km · PERIG 550 km
APOG 35,786 km · PERIG 550 km
07 / DEFENSEDefense Systems
Sovereign-grade aerospace for defense.
CLEARED FACILITY · ITAR · CMMC L3
Hypersonic Systems
Mach 5+ glide vehicles, scramjet propulsion R&D and reentry thermal protection.
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Missile Technologies
Solid-motor programs, guidance electronics and rapid-response strike architectures.
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Space Surveillance
Optical and radar SSA payloads for domain awareness across LEO, MEO and GEO.
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ISR Payloads
Multi-spectral, hyperspectral and SAR sensors for defense-grade Earth intelligence.
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Advanced Avionics
Radiation-hardened flight computers, secure data links and autonomous mission software.
Learn More
Cyber-Physical
End-to-end cyber-hardened aerospace platforms compliant with defense-grade standards.
Learn More
08 / SERVICESLaunch Services
from ICD to orbit insertion.
T-90 d
Mission Planning
Trajectory design, coupled loads, mission analysis and RF licensing.
T-30 d
Payload Integration
Payload processing, encapsulation and clean-room integration to launch vehicle.
T-24 h
Wet Dress Rehearsal
Full propellant load, vehicle chill-in and terminal count validation.
T-00
Launch Operations
Autonomous countdown, engine start, liftoff and vehicle ascent.
T+15 m
Orbit Insertion
Upper stage burn, payload deployment and telemetry handoff to customer.
T+30 m
Booster Recovery
Boost-back, entry and autonomous landing on droneship or land pad.
08.1 / MANIFESTFlight Manifest
Quarter
Mission
Vehicle
Pad
Status
Q3 · 28
MERIDIAN-A / 12 EO SATS
HELIOS-5
LC-40
GO
Q4 · 28
IX-219 / DEFENSE COMMS
HELIOS-9
LC-42
GO
Q4 · 28
AURORA-1 / DEMO-2
AURORA-1
LC-2
INTEGRATION
Q1 · 29
LUNAR CARGO / CX-01
HELIOS-9 + CENTAURUS
LC-40
MANIFEST
Q2 · 29
GEO COMMS / EAGLE-7
HELIOS-9
LC-42
MANIFEST
09 / R&DResearch & Sustainability
behind every launch.
Half of ISOTOPE X is a research organization — spanning AI, computational physics, advanced materials and clean propulsion.
AI Engineering
Neural surrogate models compress CFD sim time by 400× across our combustion and aero teams.
CFD & Combustion
Coupled LES/RANS across turbopumps, injectors and expansion nozzles.
Thermal Analysis
Cryogenic-to-plasma temperature domains solved with in-house multi-physics stacks.
FEA & Structures
Loop-closed structural optimization from CAD to autoclave in under 72 hours.
Green Propellants
Bio-derived RP-1 alternatives, subcooled methane and non-toxic hypergolics.
Reusability
20-flight reuse target on ORION booster with < 12-hour turnaround.
10 / INVESTORSMarket & Growth
— engineered for.
Revenue mix across launch services, satellite platforms and defense systems, with contracted backlog visible through 2035 and 6-year projected CAGR of 62%.
Contracted Backlog
Governments · Commercial
Series D Valuation
Post-money · Q1 2028
Annualized Revenue
Trailing 12 months
Gross Margin
Blended · Q1 2028
Revenue · $M · By Segment
2029 → 2035 Projection
LAUNCH SATELLITES DEFENSE
11 / CAREERSJoin
that will fly this decade.
We hire relentless engineers, physicists, technicians and mission operators who own the outcome. Small teams. Big responsibility. Real hardware.
Principal Combustion Engineer
Propulsion·Cape Verde, US
Structural Dynamics Lead
Vehicle Engineering·Munich, DE
Avionics Systems Architect
Flight Systems·Tokyo, JP
Composites Manufacturing Manager
Manufacturing·Cape Verde, US
Guidance & Control Engineer
GNC·Bengaluru, IN
Mission Operations Director
Launch Services·Cape Verde, US
12 / NEWSNewsroom
from the launch complex.
ENGINEERING
May 22, 2028
RAPTOR-KEROX Block-3 achieves 350 bar chamber pressure in full-duration hot fire
PARTNERSHIP
May 04, 2028
ISOTOPE X signs strategic launch services agreement with National Reconnaissance Office
FACILITY
Apr 18, 2028
Ground broken on 240,000 m² composite tank facility at Cape Verde Manufacturing Complex
13 / CONTACTTransmit
to mission ops.
Governments, defense primes, satellite operators, investors, media and suppliers — reach the right desk. Encrypted intake, human response within 48 hours.
Cape Verde, US
HQ · Launch Complex
16.7449° N · 22.9384° W
Munich, DE
European R&D
48.1351° N · 11.5820° E
Tokyo, JP
APAC Operations
35.6762° N · 139.6503° E
Bengaluru, IN
Engineering Center
12.9716° N · 77.5946° E