RFA One | Maiden Flight
20/01/2025 Ultimo aggiornamento
COO: Stefan Brieschenk Amministratore
To Be Determined Status

RFA One | Maiden Flight

SaxaVord Spaceport

Orbital Launch Attempt Count: 6982

Location Launch Attempt Count: 1

Pad Launch Attempt Count: 1

Agency Launch Attempt Count: 1

Launch Designator:

Net Precision: Quarter 3

Weather Concerns:

Fail Reason:

Flightclub URL:

Pad Turnaround: P0D

Programma

Pad

Launch Pad Fredo

SaxaVord Spaceport is a UK spaceport located on the Lamba Ness peninsula on Unst, the most northerly of the inhabited Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland. The site is near the RAF Saxa Vord radar station and the settlement of Skaw, adjacent to the Saxa Vord distillery.

Rocket

[AUTO] RFA One - image
RFA One

RFA One is a three-stage rocket designed to launch small satellites and payloads of initially up to 1,350 kg into polar orbits.

Full Name: RFA One

Maiden Flight:

Total Launch Count: 0

Successful Launches: 0

Failed Launches: 0

Mission

Mission Name: Maiden Flight

Type: Test Flight

Description: First flight of the RFA One launch vehicle. Will carry 7 satellites for various companies and organizations coordinated by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). * AllBertEinStein * ARTICA * Curium Two * ERMINAZ * PCIOD * Separation Ring Mission * SpaceDREAM

Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin

Cosmic_Penguin

2024-05-14T10:28:53Z
https://twitter.com/rfa_space/status/1785338329170346014

NET 2H 2024.

Nosu

Nosu

2024-08-19T21:12:37Z
https://x.com/rfa_space/status/1825634436794245548

Likely delayed due to the loss of the first stage during a static fire test.

Nosu

Nosu

2024-08-23T20:45:13Z
https://spacenews.com/rfa-pushes-maiden-flight-to-2025-after-launchpad-explosion/

NET 2025 following the loss of the original maiden flight first stage in a static fire test anomaly.