Suborbital Launches
Launch scientific payloads to the stratosphere and beyond for research missions requiring affordable access, rapid scheduling potential, and repeatable flight opportunities using Green Launch's light-gas propulsion platform.
Green Launch offers an affordable, high-cadence pathway for ionosphere research payload missions using proprietary light-gas propulsion. Built for scientific teams that need more frequent access than traditional launch options allow, this service supports atmospheric and communications research with rapid turnaround, lower launch costs, and proven high-velocity testing informed by repeated campaigns at Yuma Proving Ground.
Flexible launch and testing services supporting atmospheric science, suborbital missions, and high-speed payload validation.
Launch scientific payloads to the stratosphere and beyond for research missions requiring affordable access, rapid scheduling potential, and repeatable flight opportunities using Green Launch's light-gas propulsion platform.
Support upper-atmosphere and mesospheric sampling missions with payload vehicles designed for scientific instruments, RF transparency, and data collection relevant to climatology, communications, navigation, and surveillance research.
Validate payload performance and launch parameters through controlled test firing campaigns that generate mission data on pressure, velocity, vehicle weight, and overall system behavior before operational deployment.
Green Launch helps research organizations reach the ionosphere more often and at lower cost than conventional launch models. Using proprietary light-gas propulsion, the service is built for repeatable scientific missions, atmospheric sensing, and technology validation. Proven testing at Yuma Proving Ground demonstrates a practical path for teams that need dependable cadence, high-speed launch capability, and a more sustainable approach to upper-atmosphere access.
Green Launch combines scientific credibility, launch innovation, and practical mission economics.
Designed to reduce launch costs for research teams needing more frequent ionosphere access.
Repeated campaigns at Yuma Proving Ground demonstrate disciplined testing and measurable launch performance.
Hydrogen and oxygen propulsion supports a cleaner launch profile with water vapor byproduct.
Led by experts in high-velocity propulsion, aerospace systems, and mission-focused engineering.
Experienced leaders advancing practical space access.
Chief Technical Officer
Dr. John W. Hunter brings deep expertise in high-velocity propulsion systems and advanced aerospace research to Green Launch. A physicist by training, he is known for leading the SHARP project at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, giving him rare hands-on experience with extreme-speed launch concepts and experimental propulsion platforms. At Green Launch, he helps guide the technical direction behind hypersonic testing, scramjet-related applications, and light-gas launch development. His background supports the company's focus on turning ambitious launch theory into practical, testable systems for defense, aerospace, and scientific customers. Dr. Hunter's leadership is central to Green Launch's ability to pursue Mach 9-class performance with a disciplined, data-driven engineering approach.
Strategic Outreach
Eric Robinson supports Green Launch's strategic outreach with a background in systems science and entrepreneurship. His experience in fluid delivery systems for aerospace applications aligns closely with the company's light-gas propulsion model and broader mission development efforts. He helps connect Green Launch's technical capabilities with the needs of defense organizations, research institutions, and commercial aerospace stakeholders seeking practical alternatives to conventional launch methods. By translating complex engineering value into mission-focused opportunities, he plays an important role in partnership development and customer engagement. His work helps ensure Green Launch's hypersonic and sub-orbital services are positioned clearly for organizations that need speed, efficiency, and credible technical collaboration.
Chairman of the Board
Don Whitney brings operational perspective to Green Launch through his experience as an Air Force pilot and environmental consultant. His background supports the company's planning around mission execution, safety considerations, and practical deployment strategy for advanced launch systems. At Green Launch, he contributes to board-level leadership and helps shape how the company balances ambitious aerospace innovation with real-world operational discipline. His aviation and environmental experience also complements Green Launch's emphasis on cleaner propulsion and more sustainable launch alternatives. For customers evaluating hypersonic testing or sub-orbital delivery partners, his presence reinforces the company's ability to think beyond engineering alone and address broader mission planning requirements.
An ionosphere research payload launch service provides a way to send scientific instruments and experimental payloads into the upper atmosphere for data collection, communications testing, navigation research, and related studies. Green Launch focuses on affordable, high-cadence access using light-gas propulsion, helping research teams pursue more frequent missions than traditional launch schedules and budgets often allow.
Speak with Green Launch about payload fit and launch planning.
Years of focused launch technology development.
Demonstrated repeatable field launch validation.
Cleaner launch concept using water-vapor byproduct.
Share your payload goals, mission timeline, and research requirements to explore a practical high-cadence launch path with Green Launch.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 619-933-6678. You can also send us a quick email at eric.robinson@greenlaunch.space.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 619-933-6678. You can also send us a quick email at eric.robinson@greenlaunch.space.