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 | 0 |
| 2027 | 0 | 1 |
| 2028 | 0 | 2 |
| 2029 | 0 | 4 |
| 2030 | 0 | 6 |
| 2031 | 0 | 8 |
| 2032 | 0 | 10 |
| 2033 | 0 | 10 |
| 2034 | 0 | 10 |
| 2035 | 0 | 10 |
| 2036 | 0 | 10 |
| 2037 | 0 | 10 |
| 2038 | 0 | 10 |
| 2039 | 0 | 10 |
| 2040 | 0 | 10 |
| 2041 | 0 | 10 |
Payload capacity by variant and target orbit when structured capacity rows are available.
| Variant | Orbit | Capacity | Altitude | Inclination | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Terran R | LEO | 33,500 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Relativity Terran R Update |
Terran R | LEO | 23,500 kg | 200 km | Unknown | Relativity Terran R Update |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Terran R | Not stated | 0 | Development |
1 launch location represented.
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 0 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2027 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 1 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2028 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 2 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2029 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 4 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2030 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 6 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2031 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 8 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2032 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 10 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2033 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 10 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2034 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 10 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2035 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 10 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2036 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 10 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2037 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 10 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2038 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 10 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2039 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 10 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2040 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 10 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
| 2041 | Launch Complex 16, Cape Canaveral (Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida) | 10 | 45% | Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major ... |
Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major risks. Base pushes m...
Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major risks. Base pushes m...
Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major risks. Base pushes m...
Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major risks. Base pushes m...
Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major risks. Base pushes m...
Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major risks. Base pushes m...
Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major risks. Base pushes m...
Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major risks. Base pushes m...
Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major risks. Base pushes m...
Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major risks. Base pushes m...
Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major risks. Base pushes m...
Relativity states late-2026 first launch from LC-16 and has SES multi-launch demand, but Terran R is unflown and pad/production/range integration remain major risks. Base pushes m...
Terran R | GTO | 5,500 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Relativity Terran R Update |
Terran R will be constructed using 3D-printing technologies Relativity Space has been developing since its inception.
Relativity Space has orders for more than 20 Terran R launches and a backlog the company values at more than $1,200,000,000.
Relativity Space announced the Terran R in June 2021 at the same time it disclosed a $650,000,000 funding round.
Relativity Space will launch OneWeb’s low Earth orbit satellites on Terran R starting in 2025.
Relativity Space has five signed customers for Terran R with multiple launches totaling more than $1,200,000,000 in backlog.
Relativity Space raised $500,000,000 in November and $650,000,000 in June to fund development of its Terran 1 rocket and the larger Terran R vehicle.
Relativity Space planned to make Terran 1’s first launch in 2022 and designated Terran R as a far larger follow-on vehicle.
Terran R is an under-development heavy-lift, fully reusable, two-stage rocket capable of launching over 20,000 kg to LEO in reusable configuration.
Terran R is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral starting in 2024.
Terran R is designed to place more than 20,000 kg into low Earth orbit, a capacity comparable to Falcon 9.
Relativity expects to begin testing a prototype version of the Aeon R engine as soon as the end of 2021 to support a possible first Terran R launch as early as 2024.
Relativity introduced the Terran R, a two-stage fully reusable large launch vehicle, on 2021-06-08 in conjunction with a $650,000,000 funding round.
The new Long Beach facility, located adjacent to Long Beach Airport, will serve as Relativity Space’s headquarters and as a factory for producing the Terran R rocket.
Terran R was created in Relativity’s Factory of the Future by the same printers and the same team that built Terran 1.
Terran R will be entirely reusable and capable of launching 20,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
Terran R has aerodynamic and structural features and is capable of launching 20 times more payload than Terran 1.
Relativity Space intends to launch Terran R from its launch site at Cape Canaveral starting in 2024.
Terran R was created in Relativity Space’s Factory of the Future using the same printers and team that produced Terran 1.
Terran R is scheduled to begin launching from Launch Complex 16 at Cape Canaveral starting in 2024.
Relativity Space plans to use exotic 3D-printed alloys with greater temperature resistance on the Terran R second stage.