Space Companies Form Multi-Year Partnership for Launch Processing
German Firm Secures Access to Major U.S. Launch Facilities Through New Deal
Space mission management company Exolaunch has signed a multi-year agreement with All Points Logistics to access spacecraft processing facilities at major U.S. launch sites, including Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida, plus Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
"Even though Exolaunch already provides integration for customers in our own facilities and partner facilities nearby to launch locations, this agreement brings our services even closer to the launch site by enabling direct, on-base access."
Robert W. Sproles, Exolaunch
The partnership gives Exolaunch customers access to All Points' Space Prep facilities, which offer more than 500,000 square feet of clean room processing areas, storage space and control centers near NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building. The German company has launched 576 satellites across 38 missions during its decade of operations.
"Their global customer base and growing mission management business is opening entirely new opportunities in space applications," said All Points CEO Phil Monkress. "Space Prep brings the assets to streamline their operations."
"Even though Exolaunch already provides integration for customers in our own facilities and partner facilities nearby to launch locations, this agreement brings our services even closer to the launch site by enabling direct, on-base access," said Exolaunch CEO Robert Sproles. "Working with All Points has been smooth and exciting in relation to future possibilities, and we look forward to using their facilities for many years to come."
The Space Prep facilities at Vandenberg also include a payload processing center on North Base. Les Lake, Space Prep's Vice President of Business Development, praised Exolaunch as "the industry-leading launch mission management and satellite integration service provider with an excellent list of notable customers."
The agreement allows spacecraft operators to handle everything from factory to launch pad preparation through a single source, using Space Prep's infrastructure-as-a-service model. All Points Logistics, founded in 1997 and based in Merritt Island, Florida, employs approximately 300 people and operates as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.
Our Take
This partnership reflects the growing demand for streamlined satellite processing services as the space industry continues its rapid expansion. By consolidating pre-launch operations at major U.S. spaceports, the agreement could reduce costs and timelines for satellite deployments while providing customers with simplified logistics.
The deal positions both companies to capitalize on the increasing commercial satellite launch market and demonstrates the trend toward specialized infrastructure services in the space sector.