# Phantom Space: space robotics company

Canonical ID: `3e3dd132-a30e-46f5-b942-22179f6f5284`

## Key facts

- **Launch Price:** $4M per launch
- **First Launch:** H2 2027 (target)

- **Slug:** phantom-space
- **Founded:** 2019
- **HQ:** Tucson, Arizona, USA
- **Funding total (USD):** 50000000
- **Category:** [Space](/space)

## Models

- [Daytona Launch Vehicle](/models/phantom-daytona.md) (space) (id: `b9f56142-8486-4b59-a81b-bbc6835b3924`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Jim Cantrell](/people/jim-cantrell.md) CEO & Founder (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Phantom Space?

Tucson-based launch vehicle and satellite systems company building the Daytona rocket, a two-stage 500-kg launcher using Ursa Major Hadley engines. Founded in 2019 by former SpaceX VP Jim Cantrell and Michael D'Angelo. Raised USD 37M total. Has a USD 79M commercial launch backlog and a NASA launch services task order worth up to USD 300M. Planning first Daytona launch from Vandenberg.

### What does Phantom Space make?

Phantom Space has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Daytona Launch Vehicle (Phantom Space builds physical robots).

### Where is Phantom Space headquartered?

Phantom Space is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, USA.

### How much funding has Phantom Space raised?

Phantom Space has raised approximately $50M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

### Where does Phantom Space operate robots?

Phantom Space is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.satellitetoday.com/launch/2026/02/26/phantom-space-acquires-ip-from-defunct-vector-launch/

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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