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Greenlaunch is a company attempting to use a type of space gun to launch payloads into low Earth orbit. It is a private company spinoff of QuickLaunch which closed in 2016.

= GreenLaunch System = GreenLaunch proposes building an impulse launch system powered by a pressurized hydrogen and helium mix. Using a solid rocket booster second stage contained within the projectile, GreenLaunch aims to achieve orbit.

Successful Firings
On December 21, 2021, GreenLaunch Successfully fired their first 54 foot prototype hydrogen impulse launcher at Yuma Proving Grounds. The projectile reached an altitude above 30,000 meters and experienced for 80,000 G's at launch.