ABL Space Systems

ABL Space Systems

Develops deployable rocket launch systems

Overview

ABL Space Systems builds affordable, rapidly deployable rockets and portable ground systems. Its RS1 two-stage rocket can deliver about 1,350 kg to low Earth orbit, and it also offers GS0, a containerized “launch site in a box” that contains all ground equipment in standard shipping containers for easy global deployment. RS1 can launch from traditional pads or GS0-equipped sites, with GS0 providing ground support in a mobile, off-grid-ready package. The company emphasizes lean processes and hardware-in-hand design, and has shifted identity to Long Wall to focus on national defense, missile defense, and hypersonic flight-test applications, aiming to make access to space easier and more flexible for both civilian and defense missions.

About ABL Space Systems

Simplify's Rating
Why ABL Space Systems is rated
C+
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated C on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Aerospace

Defense

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Grant

Total Funding

$15M

Headquarters

El Segundo, California

Founded

2017

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What believers are saying

  • Long Wall announced Cyclops on December 15, 2025, signaling active product momentum.
  • The MDA contract, awarded December 2025, opens procurement access across missile-defense programs.
  • July 2026 financing values Long Wall at $315.93 million.

What critics are saying

  • ABL’s 2023 launch failure and July 2024 pad fire destroyed commercial-launch credibility.
  • The February 2025 rebrand abandoned ABL’s original market, proving RS1 never scaled.
  • If MDA orders stall in 2026, Long Wall becomes a pre-revenue defense contractor.

What makes ABL Space Systems unique

  • Long Wall’s GS0 containerized launch hardware now targets mobile missile-defense deployment.
  • December 2025 Cyclops extends ABL’s vertically integrated rocket expertise into exoatmospheric interceptors.
  • December 2025 MDA SHIELD IDIQ gives Long Wall a 10-year defense vehicle.

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Funding

Total Funding

$15M

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Industry Average

Funded Over

1 Rounds

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Company News

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Sep 13th, 2026
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Jun 11th, 2025
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TechCrunch
Nov 15th, 2024
After raising nearly half a billion dollars, ABL Space pivots from launch vehicles to missiles

ABL had been developing a small launch vehicle called RS1 and a mobile ground system designed to fit inside a shipping container, with aspirations to bring truly portable, responsive launch to the market for the first time.

Offshore Magazine
Jul 2nd, 2024
ABL providing rig inspection services to Petronas offshore Indonesia

ABL has secured a one-year contract from Petronas to perform rig inspection services for its facilities offshore Indonesia.

SpaceNews
Jun 10th, 2024
Scout Space telescope to hitch a ride on ABL rocket

WASHINGTON - Scout Space, a startup specializing in space domain awareness through in-space observation, announced June 10 it signed a launch services agreement with ABL Space Systems.

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