Prime

In-active

Orbex (Orbex)

None

Description

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
  • Full Name
    Orbex Prime
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Orbex

Commercial
CEO: Martin Coates
Orbex 2015

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.

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