Family-level launch record combining canonical variants, historical missions, public cadence forecasts, and available payload performance specs.
Historical missions are grouped by actual launch year. Forecast cadence uses family-level launch-rate rows.
| Year | Historical missions | Forecast launches |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| 2027 | 0 | 2 |
| 2028 | 0 | 3 |
| 2029 | 0 | 4 |
| 2030 | 0 | 4 |
| 2031 | 0 | 4 |
| 2032 | 0 | 5 |
| 2033 | 0 | 5 |
| 2034 | 0 | 5 |
| 2035 | 0 | 6 |
| 2036 | 0 | 6 |
| 2037 | 0 | 6 |
| 2038 | 0 | 6 |
| 2039 | 0 | 6 |
| 2040 | 0 | 6 |
| 2041 | 0 | 6 |
1 launch location represented.
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nova | LEO | 7,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Stoke Space Nova |
Nova | LEO | 3,000 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Stoke Space Nova |
Latest launched missions using variants in this family.
| Mission | Variant | Launch |
|---|---|---|
No recent missionsNo launched missions are linked to variants in this family. | ||
Upcoming mission rows with announced launch timing.
| Mission | Variant | Announced |
|---|---|---|
No forecasted missionsNo upcoming announced mission rows are linked to this vehicle family. | ||
Canonical variants rolled up into this launch vehicle family.
| Variant | Stages | Missions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Nova | Not stated | 0 | Development |
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 1 | 25% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2027 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 2 | 25% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2028 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 3 | 25% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2029 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 4 | 20% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2030 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 4 | 20% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2031 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 4 | 20% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2032 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 5 | 20% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2033 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 5 | 20% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2034 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 5 | 20% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2035 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 6 | 20% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2036 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 6 | 20% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2037 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 6 | 20% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2038 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 6 | 20% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2039 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 6 | 20% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2040 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 6 | 20% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
| 2041 | Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14 | 6 | 20% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati... |
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...
| GTO |
| 2,500 kg |
| Unknown |
| Unknown |
| Stoke Space Nova |
Nova | TLI | 1,250 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Stoke Space Nova |
Nova | escape | 800 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Stoke Space Nova |
The University of Stuttgart's EIVE satellite was deployed using an EXOpod Nova deployer on Transporter-8.
Satlantis' GEI-SAT was deployed using an EXOpod Nova deployer on Transporter-8 to perform atmospheric methane measurements and geolocate emission sources.
Swarm Technologies' SpaceBEEs 168 through 179 were deployed using an EXOpod Nova deployer on Transporter-8.
Under Multi-Launch Agreements with SpaceX, Exolaunch provided EXOpod and EXOpod Nova deployers and CarboNIX separation systems for Transporter-8.
Exolaunch deployed Spire's LEMUR-2 series satellites using EXOpod and EXOpod Nova deployers.
EXOpod and EXOpod Nova are the only products to deploy a 16U smallsat in geostationary orbit (GEO).
Maritime Launch Services offers competitive launch inclinations from 45 to 98 degrees from a single site at Spaceport Nova Scotia.
The multi-mission agreement is valued at over $1,000,000,000 in revenue if fully realized and commits a large portion of Maritime Launch Services’ near-term medium-class launch manifest at Spaceport Nova Scotia.
Some functional testing remains to be completed on the Nova-C lander before shipping to Cape Canaveral for its Falcon 9 launch.
FACSAT-2, dubbed “Chiribiquete”, is a 6U Earth observation satellite built by GomSpace and was deployed using an EXOpod Nova for the Colombian Air Force.
As of March 2023, the EXOpod family’s deployment record reached 186 satellites due to Nova.
Maritime Launch Services is a Canadian launch company working to establish Spaceport Nova Scotia to host launches of Ukrainian-built Cyclone-4M rockets and potentially other launch vehicles.
Spaceflight Inc. signed an agreement with Maritime Launch Services Inc. to launch as many as five Sherpa Orbital Transfer Vehicles from Spaceport Nova Scotia aboard the Cyclone-4M starting in 2025.
Exolaunch’s EXOpod Nova deployer integrated MENUT into the deployer and deployed the satellite into sun-synchronous orbit.
Exolaunch integrated MENUT into its EXOpod Nova deployer and deployed MENUT into sun-synchronous orbit.
BRO-8 will be deployed into sun-synchronous orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station using Exolaunch’s EXOpod Nova smallsat deployer.
Maritime Launch announced a partnership with Canadian rocket manufacturer Reaction Dynamics to perform an inaugural suborbital flight in 2023 and to launch the Aurora orbital vehicle in 2024 as a white-label offering from Spaceport Nova Scotia.
Spaceport Nova Scotia offers launch inclinations from 45 to 98 degrees targeting global smallsat operators and companies planning constellation deployments.
Maritime Launch plans to bring the medium-class Cyclone-4M launcher developed by Yuzhnoye and Yuzhmash to Spaceport Nova Scotia with a first launch scheduled for 2025.
Maritime Launch Services and Skyrora signed a Letter of Intent to launch the Skyrora XL from Spaceport Nova Scotia in Canada.