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Reflex Aerospace selects Arkadia Space propulsion for 2027 LEO mission, pairing a hydrogen-peroxide system with a Spanish suppli

Reflex Aerospace has tapped Spanish startup Arkadia Space to supply a propulsion system for its 2027 low Earth orbit satellite mission, marking the first chemical propulsion integration for the Reflex hydrogen-peroxide propulsion approach. The selection brings propulsion hardware integration into the program’s 2027 execution window.

Discovered 2026-06-09T04:23:03.194554-07:00 | 2026-06-09T04:23:03.194554-07:00

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  • The Reflex-Arkadia pairing advances chemical propulsion integration plans for a 2027 LEO mission, translating propulsion architecture into near-term flight hardware rather than lab-stage development.
  • For executives tracking propulsion supply chains, this adds a concrete European supplier relationship to the growing ecosystem of propulsion specialists—alongside other recent European propulsion scaling efforts such as Stellar Alpina’s rotating detonation engine work.
  • The move underscores that new-entrant LEO missions are increasingly dependent on qualified subsystem suppliers (like propulsion), with implications for delivery timelines and integration risk—similar to how ThrustMe’s electric propulsion contracts for EO satellites are shaping constellation build-outs.

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