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 |
Infrastructure development is underway at Spaceport Nova Scotia.
Maritime Launch Services is developing Spaceport Nova Scotia as a dual-use commercial and defense launch facility serving domestic and international clients.
The agreement pairs Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket with Spaceport Nova Scotia in Canso, Nova Scotia.
Lunar Vertex will fly aboard Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C Trinity lander for Moon Base III.
Intuitive Machines' Nova-C Trinity lander will study lunar swirls in the Reiner Gamma region.
Isar Aerospace has signed an agreement with Maritime Launch Services to conduct launches from Maritime Launch Services’ planned spaceport in Nova Scotia.
Moon Base III is planned for 2026 and will carry Lunar Vertex on Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C Trinity lander.
Isar Aerospace and Maritime Launch Services are collaborating to develop orbital launch readiness at Spaceport Nova Scotia in Canada.
Spaceport Nova Scotia is a launch site in Canada that is being positioned to support missions to polar orbits.
Maritime Launch Services Nova Scotia Ltd. and the Canadian Department of National Defence signed a 10-year sublease agreement for a portion of the Guysborough County site.
Maritime Launch Services and Isar Aerospace signed a letter of intent on May 26, 2026, to pursue sovereign orbital launch readiness from Nova Scotia.
In January 2026, Maritime Launch Services acquired 19.4 acres on the southern border of Canso, Nova Scotia, to build a permanent security checkpoint and a specialized satellite assembly and test facility.
Spaceport Nova Scotia is strategically located to support access to mid- to high-inclination and polar orbits for Earth observation and communication satellites.
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Isar Aerospace proposed a sovereign space launch complex in Nova Scotia if TKMS wins the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project contract.
The TKMS and Isar Aerospace announcement references high-skilled jobs in Nova Scotia.
Reaction Dynamics aimed for an orbital launch in Canso, Nova Scotia in 2028.
Maritime Launch Services is developing a launch facility in Nova Scotia.
Slingshot Aerospace Ltd received £4 million to build the global optical sensor network for Project NOVA.
Three telescopes will be built at the Project NOVA site in Bermuda.
The Project NOVA site in Bermuda will be the first site in the United Kingdom's new global optical telescope network.