Terran R

Relativity announced the Terran R in 2021 and raised $650,000,000 in that fundraising round.

Relativity Space intends to begin launching Terran R from Space Launch Complex 16 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida starting in 2026.

Relativity Space announced in October 2022 a more than 150-acre expansion at Stennis to support high-volume Terran R testing and infrastructure.

Relativity Space is developing a third-generation aluminum alloy for Terran R intended to support an orbital vehicle mission life beyond 20 reusable flights.

Terran R is designed to deliver 23,500 kg to Low Earth Orbit with first-stage recovery and 5,500 kg to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit with first-stage downrange landing.

Terran R is a much larger, fully reusable launch vehicle that Relativity Space is developing with a target for first launch as soon as 2024.

Relativity has $1,650,000,000 in launch contracts from several customers, including OneWeb, for the Terran R vehicle.

Relativity has stated that the Terran R vehicle could start launching as soon as 2024.

Relativity Space has a launch backlog worth more than $1,200,000,000 for the Terran R vehicle.

Relativity has secured five customers across more than $1,200,000,000 in customer contracts for Terran R.

The Wormhole facility is currently 33% operational with several Stargate 4th Generation printers online and more than a dozen printers planned to produce Terran R components in the coming months.

Terran R is designed to be capable of launching 20,000 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO).

Relativity Space will use the new facilities at Stennis Space Center to test its Aeon R engine for the Terran R reusable launch vehicle starting in late 2023.

Relativity announced the larger fully reusable Terran R with payload performance similar to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and estimated Terran R readiness as soon as 2024.

Terran R features a five-meter payload fairing and can launch almost 20 times greater payload than Relativity’s Terran 1.

Relativity Space has signed five customers for Terran R totaling more than $1,200,000,000 in backlog.

Relativity’s manufacturing technology stack centers on its Stargate printers capable of 3D printing Terran 1 and Terran R.

Relativity will launch OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit satellites on Terran R starting in 2025.

Relativity has a total of five signed customers for Terran R, including multiple launches and totaling more than $1,200,000,000 in backlog.