RFA One | Maiden Flight
To Be Determined
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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
NET Q3 2025.
NET 2025 following the loss of the original maiden flight first stage in a static fire test anomaly.
Likely delayed due to the loss of the first stage during a static fire test.
NET 2H 2024.
NET Q2 2024
RFA One is a three-stage rocket designed to launch small satellites and payloads of initially up to 1,350 kg into polar orbits.
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