Prime is a 2 stage orbital launch vehicle manufactured and operated by Orbex to provide launches for small satellites to low Earth orbits.
Specifications
Stages 2
Length
19.0 m
Diameter
1.3 m
Fairing Diameter ―
Launch Mass
18.0 T
Thrust ―
Family
Name
Prime
Family ―
Variant
Prime
Alias
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Full Name
Orbex Prime
Payload Capacity
Launch Cost ―
Low Earth Orbit ―
Geostationary Transfer
Orbit ―
Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Orbex
Commercial
CEO: Martin Coates
Orbex2015
Orbex is an aerospace company based in Scotland providing CubeSat launches to low Earth orbits.
Upcoming Spaceflights
Orbex Prime | Maiden Flight
Orbex
| United Kingdom
Sutherland Spaceport TBD December, 2025
Status: To Be Determined
Mission:
Maiden flight of Orbex's Prime rocket from Sutherland Spaceport. This flights marks the first vertical orbital launch attempt from the United Kingdom, and the first orbital launch attempt from Scotland.