Providing launch services for domestic and international customers with its in-house rocket system launched from Brazil.
Overview
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Founded | 1997 |
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| Ownership | Privately owned and funded |
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| Stages | 2 |
| Height | 14 m |
| Lift Weight | 30 kg |
| Lift Volume | 6U |
Description
C6 Launch Systems Inc. is a launch services company headquartered in Toronto. Their 2-stage, 14m rocket is built from off the shelf components and aims to put a 16U volume (up to 30kg) into sun-synchronous orbit. Services include launch coordination for clients, producing a full logistical plan for small satellite owners and operators to rapidly launch into space.
Companies like C6 are a major step forward for the Canadian space sector. Regulations and bureaucratic slowness, however, keep the company from operating in Canada. Instead, they are taking their knowledge, contacts, contracts and services to Brazil.
Recent News & Updates
August 30, 2022
Announced that they're going to be launching in Brazil (exclusively) for the next 7 years. This seems due to delays and other roadblocks in getting approvals from Canadian authorities.
July 25, 2022
On July 25, SpaceQ reported
While Canadian based C6 Launch Systems waits for the Canadian government to move forward with regulatory changes that will allow companies like C6 to launch in Canada, they are moving forward with preparations for their first suborbital test at a foreign spaceport.
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