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Launch Vehicles
Vehicle family profile

Nova

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

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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
7,000 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
202702
202803
202904
203004
203104
203205
203305
203405
203506
203606
203706
203806
203906
204006
204106

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

Performance Specs

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

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Nova
LEO7,000 kgUnknownUnknownStoke Space Nova
Nova
LEO3,000 kgUnknownUnknownStoke Space Nova

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
Nova
Not stated0Development
YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14125%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2027Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14225%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2028Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14325%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2029Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14420%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2030Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14420%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2031Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14420%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2032Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14520%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2033Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14520%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2034Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14520%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2035Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14620%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2036Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14620%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2037Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14620%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2038Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14620%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2039Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14620%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2040Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14620%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
2041Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14620%Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operati...
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14
2026 · 25% confidence
1

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14
2027 · 25% confidence
2

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14
2028 · 25% confidence
3

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14
2029 · 20% confidence
4

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14
2030 · 20% confidence
4

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14
2031 · 20% confidence
4

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14
2032 · 20% confidence
5

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14
2033 · 20% confidence
5

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14
2034 · 20% confidence
5

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14
2035 · 20% confidence
6

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14
2036 · 20% confidence
6

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | SLC-14
2037 · 20% confidence
6

Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: Nova is development-stage; early regulatory material supports phased low-cadence expendable operations before reuse. Si...

Nova
GTO
2,500 kg
Unknown
Unknown
Stoke Space Nova
Nova
TLI1,250 kgUnknownUnknownStoke Space Nova
Nova
escape800 kgUnknownUnknownStoke Space Nova
Track
Mentions
406
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
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Actions

The University of Stuttgart's EIVE satellite was deployed using an EXOpod Nova deployer on Transporter-8.

GeneralPlanCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 15, 2023Exolaunch Successfully Deploys 32 Satellites on SpaceX's Transporter-8 Rideshare Mission
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Satlantis' GEI-SAT was deployed using an EXOpod Nova deployer on Transporter-8 to perform atmospheric methane measurements and geolocate emission sources.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.5Jun 15, 2023Exolaunch Successfully Deploys 32 Satellites on SpaceX's Transporter-8 Rideshare Mission

Swarm Technologies' SpaceBEEs 168 through 179 were deployed using an EXOpod Nova deployer on Transporter-8.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jun 15, 2023Exolaunch Successfully Deploys 32 Satellites on SpaceX's Transporter-8 Rideshare Mission

Under Multi-Launch Agreements with SpaceX, Exolaunch provided EXOpod and EXOpod Nova deployers and CarboNIX separation systems for Transporter-8.

RelationshipsValue 4.5Jun 15, 2023Exolaunch Successfully Deploys 32 Satellites on SpaceX's Transporter-8 Rideshare Mission

Exolaunch deployed Spire's LEMUR-2 series satellites using EXOpod and EXOpod Nova deployers.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Jun 15, 2023Exolaunch Successfully Deploys 32 Satellites on SpaceX's Transporter-8 Rideshare Mission

EXOpod and EXOpod Nova are the only products to deploy a 16U smallsat in geostationary orbit (GEO).

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Jun 12, 2023Exolaunch’s 32 customer satellites successfully gain their orbits with the Transporter-8 mission

Maritime Launch Services offers competitive launch inclinations from 45 to 98 degrees from a single site at Spaceport Nova Scotia.

CapabilityValue 4.0Jun 5, 2023Maritime Launch Services Signs Multi-Mission Agreement For Launching Client OTVs

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.

FinancialRelationshipsPlanValue 4.5Jun 5, 2023Maritime Launch Services Signs Multi-Mission Agreement For Launching Client OTVs

Some functional testing remains to be completed on the Nova-C lander before shipping to Cape Canaveral for its Falcon 9 launch.

PlanValue 3.6May 12, 2023First Intuitive Machine lunar lander mission slips to the third quarter

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.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.5Apr 15, 2023A Transporter-7 accomplishment: Exolaunch’s 21 smallsat rideshares deployed

As of March 2023, the EXOpod family’s deployment record reached 186 satellites due to Nova.

GrowthValue 3.8Mar 23, 2023Exolaunch all set for 15 customer smallsat launches on the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission

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.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Jan 20, 2023Canadian government to establish commercial launch licensing regulations

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.

RelationshipsPlanValue 5.0Jan 10, 2023Spaceflight signs agreement with Maritime Launch for future Sherpa OTV missions

Exolaunch’s EXOpod Nova deployer integrated MENUT into the deployer and deployed the satellite into sun-synchronous orbit.

CapabilityValue 4.6Jan 4, 2023Open Cosmos, Exolaunch to Launch MENUT,an Earth Observation Satellite

Exolaunch integrated MENUT into its EXOpod Nova deployer and deployed MENUT into sun-synchronous orbit.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jan 3, 2023Open Cosmos and Exolaunch Announce New Launch Agreements for MENUT Earth Observation Satellite for SpaceX’s Transporter-6 Rideshare Mission and Beyond

BRO-8 will be deployed into sun-synchronous orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station using Exolaunch’s EXOpod Nova smallsat deployer.

PlanRelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.2Dec 22, 2022Exolaunch to deploy Unseenlabs’ BRO-8 smallsat into orbit

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.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.2Dec 9, 2022Precious Payload allies with Maritime Launch + adds Canada’s 1st commercial spaceport to the Launch.ctrl marketplace for smallsat interests

Spaceport Nova Scotia offers launch inclinations from 45 to 98 degrees targeting global smallsat operators and companies planning constellation deployments.

CapabilityPlanGeneralValue 4.0Dec 9, 2022Precious Payload allies with Maritime Launch + adds Canada’s 1st commercial spaceport to the Launch.ctrl marketplace for smallsat interests

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.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 9, 2022Precious Payload allies with Maritime Launch + adds Canada’s 1st commercial spaceport to the Launch.ctrl marketplace for smallsat interests

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