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TL;DR

SpinLaunch raised $30 million from existing backers led by ATW Partners, with Kongsberg’s already announced stake still in the mix.

The company is pushing Meridian Space, a broadband constellation that starts with 280 microsats from Kongsberg NanoAvionics and aims toward 1,190 birds later.

A full-scale reflectarray antenna test was touted, and the first customer link is slated for 2026, H2.

Kinetic launch takes a back seat to regular rockets.

SpinLaunch Rolls Out the Red (Reflectarray) Carpet

SpinLaunch, previously known for hurling things into the stratosphere with a giant centrifuge, has now decided to play the satellite broadband game like everyone else. They just raised $30 million, not from bold new backers, but from familiar names already invested in the dream. ATW Partners stayed loyal. Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace doubled down. Apparently, sticking around is now considered a vote of confidence.

The cash? Not enough to put anything in orbit, but just enough to keep building something that might someday work. They plan to connect their first customer in the back half of 2026. Not next month. Not next year. But someday, probably, if things go well, and if the antenna works like they said it did.

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