Who makes Mars Lander?

Mars Lander is made by Impulse Space, based in Redondo Beach, California, USA, founded in 2021.

Where is Mars Lander deployed?

1 verified deployment of Mars Lander is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Mars.

What is Mars Lander's maturity stage?

Mars Lander is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.

Robot model

Mars Lander

Name: Mars Lander
Brand: Impulse Space

Commercial robotic Mars lander under joint development with Relativity Space. Impulse provides Mars Cruise Vehicle, Entry Capsule, and Lander (including Saiph cruise thrusters and Rigel descent engine). Relativity provides Terran R launch from Cape Canaveral. Target launch: 2026 (slipped from 2024). Heritage from NASA InSight lander architecture.

Mars Lander is a space robot built by Impulse Space. · Documented in 1 deployment in Mars.

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Data documentation: /data
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Form factor: space
Maturity stage: research
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 1
ID: 3a98969b-7cc5-482e-ad98-10fa747777c1

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Specs

role: planetary lander
target: 2026
autonomy: autonomous EDL (entry, descent, landing)
propulsion: Saiph (cruise) + Rigel (descent)
launch_vehicle: Relativity Space Terran R

Recent deployments (1)

Mars Lander at MarsMars

Sources (1)

https://www.impulsespace.com/updates/impulse-space-and-relativity-space-announce-first-commercial-mission-to-mars

Common questions

What is Mars Lander?: Commercial robotic Mars lander under joint development with Relativity Space. Impulse provides Mars Cruise Vehicle, Entry Capsule, and Lander (including Saiph cruise thrusters and Rigel descent engine). Relativity provides Terran R launch from Cape Canaveral. Target launch: 2026 (slipped from 2024). Heritage from NASA InSight lander architecture.
Who makes Mars Lander?: Mars Lander is made by Impulse Space, based in Redondo Beach, California, USA, founded in 2021.
Where is Mars Lander deployed?: 1 verified deployment of Mars Lander is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Mars.
What is Mars Lander's maturity stage?: Mars Lander is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-07

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-07

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.