Transporting satellites into
Low Earth Orbit 10x cheaper.
Our proprietary technology makes Velontra the fastest and most economical hypersonic unmanned aerial vehicle option on the market.
Low Earth Orbit Access as a Service.
Launching new satellites, maintaining existing fleets and clearing debris requires LEO. Save 90% of the cost by using our hypersonic UAV platform.
Velontra is building a hypersonic space plane that can take off from anywhere in any weather. This horizontal takeoff increases launch reliability and enables customers to directly access any orbit. Our air-breathing propulsion system is up to 6 times more fuel efficient than any rocket and uses oxygen from the air which creates thousands of pounds of additional payload capacity.
How is Velontra's LEO Access different?
EXISTING LEO PROVIDERS
Average $62m per launch
9 month lead time
Constrained
Unmanned aircraft powered by our air-breathing technology
Reaching speeds of >3,500 mph, our aircraft support long-distance transportation, rapid incident response and DoD applications.
How do our Velontra’s unmanned aircraft compare to manned aircraft alternatives?
The hypersonic space plane will work by taking off from any runway with a jet propulsion system. Next, it will climb to over 100,000’ and Mach 5. At this point, it will launch a 2nd stage rocket directly into the desired Low Earth Orbit.
Velontra is “boldly going where no one has gone before.”
Velontra Unmanned Aircraft
Existing Manned Aircraft
700mph max speed
Requires human operators
>$12m
Build the future of Low Earth Orbit Access with our team of experienced operators and domain experts.
Eric Briggs
COO
Eric Briggs
- Former Head of Engines at Virgin Orbit
- Aerospace Corporation propulsion lead for Falcon 9 certification
- Career arc working RL10, Merlin, and Newton engine families.
- Purdue Zucrow Labs alumnus
Joel Darin
CEO/CTO
Joel Darin
- First employee at Hermeus Corp; created Turbine based Combine Cycle Ramburner
- Worked in afterburner design at GE Aviation
- MSAE GA Institute of Technology
Launching faster and 10x cheaper with Velontra.
Contact Us
PARTNERS
