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Vehicle family profile

Skyrora XL

Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.

SkyroraDevelopment
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Variants
1
Canonical variants linked to this family.
Historical missions
0
Missions in the public mission table with actual launch dates.
Peak listed capacity
315 kg
Maximum payload capacity across listed variants and orbits.

Launch Cadence

Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.

YearHistorical missionsForecast launches
202601
202701
202802
202903
203003
203103
203203
203304
203404
203504
203604
203704
203804
203904
204004
204104

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

Performance Specs

Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Skyrora XL
LEO315 kgUnknownUnknownSkyrora XL

Recent Missions

Latest launched missions using variants in this family.

MissionVariantLaunch

No recent missions

No launched missions are linked to variants in this family.

Forecasted Missions

Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.

MissionVariantAnnounced

No forecasted missions

No upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family.

Variants

Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.

VariantStagesMissionsStatus
Skyrora XL
Not stated0Development
YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026SaxaVord Spaceport125%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2027SaxaVord Spaceport125%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2028SaxaVord Spaceport225%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2029SaxaVord Spaceport320%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2030SaxaVord Spaceport320%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2031SaxaVord Spaceport320%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2032SaxaVord Spaceport320%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2033SaxaVord Spaceport420%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2034SaxaVord Spaceport420%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2035SaxaVord Spaceport420%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2036SaxaVord Spaceport420%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2037SaxaVord Spaceport420%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2038SaxaVord Spaceport420%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2039SaxaVord Spaceport420%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2040SaxaVord Spaceport420%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
2041SaxaVord Spaceport420%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbit...
SaxaVord Spaceport
2026 · 25% confidence
1

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbital cadence. Site map...

SaxaVord Spaceport
2027 · 25% confidence
1

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbital cadence. Site map...

SaxaVord Spaceport
2028 · 25% confidence
2

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbital cadence. Site map...

SaxaVord Spaceport
2029 · 20% confidence
3

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbital cadence. Site map...

SaxaVord Spaceport
2030 · 20% confidence
3

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbital cadence. Site map...

SaxaVord Spaceport
2031 · 20% confidence
3

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbital cadence. Site map...

SaxaVord Spaceport
2032 · 20% confidence
3

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbital cadence. Site map...

SaxaVord Spaceport
2033 · 20% confidence
4

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbital cadence. Site map...

SaxaVord Spaceport
2034 · 20% confidence
4

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbital cadence. Site map...

SaxaVord Spaceport
2035 · 20% confidence
4

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbital cadence. Site map...

SaxaVord Spaceport
2036 · 20% confidence
4

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbital cadence. Site map...

SaxaVord Spaceport
2037 · 20% confidence
4

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Skyrora licence evidence is for suborbital Skylark L/site access, not demonstrated Skyrora XL orbital cadence. Site map...

Track
Mentions
16
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
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Skyrora is developing the Skyrora XL orbital rocket, which is designed to carry payloads of up to 315 kilograms to low Earth orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.5Feb 14, 2026Did the UK Block The Exploration Company’s Purchase of Orbex?

Skyrora is developing Skyrora XL as a three-stage rocket about twice as tall as Skylark L for placing payloads into orbits between 500 and 1,0 m.

Plan
Capability
Value 4.0
Oct 18, 2024
Skyrora eyes spring 2025 launch amid UK regulatory hangups

Skyrora XL’s first-stage engines produce 70 kilonewtons of thrust each and use turbopumps.

CapabilityValue 4.6Oct 18, 2024Skyrora eyes spring 2025 launch amid UK regulatory hangups

Skyrora is close to manufacturing Skyrora XL’s first stage and is preparing to integrate the engines for a vertical fire test by mid-2025.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Oct 18, 2024Skyrora eyes spring 2025 launch amid UK regulatory hangups

Skyrora is developing the three-stage Skyrora XL orbital launcher that uses kerosene/HTP.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Sep 30, 2024Isle of Wight aerospace: flying boats, rocket interceptors, hovercraft, and launch vehicles (part 2)

Skyrora XL is a three-stage rocket using 3D-printed engines designed to place payloads weighing up to 315 kg into sun-synchronous orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.6Nov 18, 2022Skyrora working towards 2023 orbital launch after suborbital failure

Skyrora is working toward a first orbital launch of the Skyrora XL in 2023.

PlanValue 3.5Oct 18, 2022Orbex raises Series C round

Skyrora XL is a three-stage, small-class launch vehicle intended to place payloads into Sun-Synchronous Orbit between 500 km and 1,0 m in altitude with a maximum payload of 350 kg to LEO.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 30, 2022Maritime Launch Partners With Skyrora to Launch Skyrora XL Launch Vehicle from Spaceport Nova Scotia

Maritime Launch Services and Skyrora signed a Letter of Intent to launch the Skyrora XL from Spaceport Nova Scotia in Canada.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.2Sep 30, 2022Maritime Launch Partners With Skyrora to Launch Skyrora XL Launch Vehicle from Spaceport Nova Scotia

Skyrora is developing Skyrora XL, a three-stage rocket designed to place payloads weighing up to 315 kg into sun-synchronous orbit.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.2Jul 19, 2022The Great British Lift-Off

Skyrora indicated it could be ready to launch Skyrora XL by the second quarter of 2023 given its current pace of technical development.

PlanValue 3.0Jul 19, 2022The Great British Lift-Off

Skyrora is developing Skylark L, a suborbital sounding rocket intended to test technologies for Skyrora XL.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.6Jul 19, 2022The Great British Lift-Off

Skyrora is developing the Skyrora XL orbital launch vehicle and plans to operate from SaxaVord Spaceport.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.8Apr 18, 2022Op-ed | Putting Britain back in the business of launch

Skyrora received £2.5 million in March 2021 in grant funding as part of the UK’s investment into the European Space Agency’s Boost! initiative to complete development of the Skyrora XL launch vehicle.

FinancialPlanGeneralValue 4.6Apr 18, 2022Op-ed | Putting Britain back in the business of launch

Skyrora is developing the three-stage Skyrora XL launch vehicle designed to carry up to 315 kg to sun-synchronous and polar orbits up to 1,0 m above Earth.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.2Mar 24, 2021ESA awards €10.45 million to two UK launch startups

Skyrora plans to develop a 70 kN engine to be installed on the first and second stages of its commercial-class orbital vehicle Skyrora XL.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.3Nov 17, 2020Skyrora Completes Successful Test Firings Of Their LEO Engine