Morpheus Space raises USD 15 million in Series A+

Dres­den — Morpheus Space has raised over USD 15 million in a new finan­cing round from inves­tors Alpine Space Ventures, the Euro­pean Invest­ment Fund, Lavrock, Morpheus Ventures, Pallas, Vsquared and others. This will be used to drive the company’s next phase of growth and innovation. 

As more and more satel­li­tes popu­late Earth orbit, opera­tors need propul­sion systems that allow them to fly around debris and other satel­li­tes without incur­ring addi­tio­nal costs. Morpheus Space solves this problem with elec­tric thrus­ters like the GO‑2, desi­gned for large satel­lite constellations. 

Morpheus recently recei­ved $15 million in stra­te­gic funding from inves­tors inclu­ding Alpine Space Ventures, the Euro­pean Invest­ment Fund, Lavrock, Morpheus Ventures, Pallas, Vsquared and others.

This fresh capi­tal is inten­ded to boost produc­tion at the head­quar­ters in Dres­den and bring more talent on board so that the company can deli­ver even faster.

The reloa­ded faci­lity in Dres­den will allow us to scale produc­tion to 100 units per year, with the ability to expand to 500 units as custo­mer demand and constel­la­tion programs grow. We have a strong team in place today and conti­nue to hire addi­tio­nal tech­ni­cal staff to support this produc­tion expan­sion,” shares CEO Kevin Laus­ten

Keeping satel­li­tes agile and safe as space gets more crowded

Morpheus was foun­ded in 2021 at the Tech­ni­cal Univer­sity of Dres­den by Daniel Bock, István Lőrincz, Chris­tian Schunk, Chris­tian Boy and Phil­ipp Laufer, all experts in German drive technology.

Seeing a need for mass-produ­­ced engi­nes to keep up with the incre­asingly frequent laun­ches, the team expan­ded its opera­ti­ons and opened a faci­lity in Cali­for­nia. The GO‑2 and simi­lar systems deli­ver powerful thrust with low fuel consump­tion, making them ideal for maneu­vers in high-traf­­fic orbits. 

Kevin Laus­ten: “GO‑2 is charac­te­ri­zed by its relia­bi­lity and effi­ci­ency, which is based on a design with 40 fully inde­pen­dent drive units. This redun­dancy prevents the single-point fail­ures asso­cia­ted with other elec­tric drive systems. Each thrus­ter is indi­vi­du­ally control­led and driven, deli­ve­ring consis­tent, highly effi­ci­ent power over a long period of time. GO‑2’s proprie­tary low melting point metal­lic propel­lant redu­ces ther­mal stress and energy requi­re­ments, and its faster heat-up time of 30 to 45 minu­tes compared to up to 2 hours for other systems gives opera­tors far more flexibility. 

He adds: “The system is also easy to use, requi­ring only three steps to start the drive, and it uses carbon nano­tube cold catho­des, which elimi­nate the power consump­tion and short life of conven­tio­nal ther­mal cathodes.”

While chemi­cal rockets use up their fuel quickly, Morpheus relies on elec­tric propul­sion for longer-lasting, more sustainable perfor­mance. The company has alre­ady over­ta­ken compe­ti­tors such as ThrustMe, Exotrail and Aria­ne­Group in produc­tion for satel­lite constellations. 

Laus­ten concludes: “In a future charac­te­ri­zed by auto­no­mous, maneu­vera­ble satel­lite constel­la­ti­ons, Morpheus Space sees itself as the back­bone of sustaina­bi­lity in orbit. GO‑2’s highly effi­ci­ent FEEP propul­sion deli­vers high total impulse in a compact package, while its 40 indi­vi­du­ally controll­able thrus­ters enable precise, long-dura­­tion maneu­vers that keep constel­la­ti­ons agile, respon­sive and safe.”

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