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Daytona

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
306 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
202701
202801
202901
203001
203101
203201
203301
203401
203501
203601
203701
203801
203901
204001
204101

Forecast Location Split

1 launch location represented.

Performance Specs

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

VariantOrbitCapacityAltitudeInclinationSource
Daytona II
SSO306 kg500 km97.4 degPhantom Space Daytona II specifications

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
Daytona II
20Development
YearLocationLaunchesConfidenceBasis
2026Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context
2027Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
2028Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
2029Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
2030Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
2031Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
2032Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
2033Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
2034Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
2035Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
2036Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
2037Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
2038Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
2039Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
2040Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
2041Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5145%manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.
Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5
2026 · 45% confidence
1

manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context

Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5
2027 · 45% confidence
1

manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.

Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5
2028 · 45% confidence
1

manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.

Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5
2029 · 45% confidence
1

manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.

Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5
2030 · 45% confidence
1

manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.

Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5
2031 · 45% confidence
1

manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.

Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5
2032 · 45% confidence
1

manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.

Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5
2033 · 45% confidence
1

manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.

Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5
2034 · 45% confidence
1

manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.

Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5
2035 · 45% confidence
1

manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.

Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5
2036 · 45% confidence
1

manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.

Vandenberg Space Force Base | SLC-5
2037 · 45% confidence
1

manual_site_rate_from_current_launch_forecast_source_context Site-year coverage backfill copied nearest prior site-rate row.

Track
Mentions
36
All verified mentions of this launch vehicle family in source documents.
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Phantom Space plans to create high-tech aerospace jobs in Tucson as part of Daytona development.

GrowthValue 2.0Feb 26, 2026Latest News

Approximately 80% of the assets acquired from Vector Launch will help accelerate development of Phantom Space’s Daytona rocket.

Plan
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Relationships
Value 3.8
Feb 26, 2026
Phantom Space Acquires Vector Launch Assets

AURA AERO is building a $172.5 million, 500,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Daytona Beach to produce up to 100 aircraft per year beginning in 2029.

GrowthFinancialPlanValue 4.6Jan 7, 2026Space Florida Marks $6 Billion in the Statewide Space Project Pipeline

The Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Daytona Beach, Florida.

GeneralPlanValue 2.0Oct 7, 2025RT by @Cosmic_Penguin: Falcon 9 rocket launch viewed from Daytona Beach, FL.

Phantom Space plans to stage its first Daytona flights in 2024 with NASA CubeSats among the first payloads.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Dec 2, 2022Phantom Space Receives NASA Task Orders to Launch CubeSat Satellites

The Daytona rocket is powered by ten Hadley engines supplied by Ursa Major of Colorado.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.2Dec 2, 2022Phantom Space Receives NASA Task Orders to Launch CubeSat Satellites

Phantom Space is designing, building, and testing the Daytona rocket at its base in Tucson.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5Dec 2, 2022Phantom Space Receives NASA Task Orders to Launch CubeSat Satellites

The Daytona launch vehicle is designed to place 450 kg into Low Earth Orbit for less than $4,000,000.

FinancialCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Nov 25, 2022Phantom Space Successfully Conducts Hot Fire Test for its Daytona Launch System

More stage testing for the Daytona Launch System is planned for 2023 at a Tucson-based test facility currently under development by Phantom.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Nov 25, 2022Phantom Space Successfully Conducts Hot Fire Test for its Daytona Launch System

The Daytona launch vehicle is designed to deliver 450 kg into low Earth orbit for less than four million dollars per launch.

CapabilityFinancialValue 4.0Nov 16, 2022Phantom Space has successfully hot fire tested their new Daytona Launch System

An upgraded Daytona is planned for 2024 with a single Ripley engine on the first stage and a Hadley engine on the upper stage.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0May 4, 2022Phantom Space Orders 200+ Rocket Engines From Ursa Major

Under the agreement, Ursa Major will supply numerous Ripley engines for planned upgrades to Phantom Space’s Daytona vehicle.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0May 4, 2022Phantom Space Orders 200+ Rocket Engines From Ursa Major

Phantom Space plans to use Ursa Major Hadley engines to enable the Daytona rocket’s orbital launch in 2023.

PlanCapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0May 4, 2022Phantom Space Orders 200+ Rocket Engines From Ursa Major

The majority of the AFNIO™ satellites are expected to launch on Phantom Space’s Daytona launch vehicle, which is set for first launch in 2023.

PlanGrowthValue 4.3Oct 4, 2021Upcoming… A 72 Satellite IIoT /M2M Payload Constellation + Daytona Rocket Launch For Wireless Network Provider Ingenu By Phantom Space

The majority of the AFNIO™ satellites are expected to launch on Phantom Space’s Daytona launch vehicle, which is set to first launch in 2023.

PlanGrowthCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Sep 30, 2021Phantom Space announces agreement to build and launch 72 satellite constellation for Ingenu

The Cell Research Experiment in Microgravity (CRExIM) NanoLab on New Shepard Mission 7 was a multidisciplinary effort led by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Daytona Beach with partners from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and the Medical University of South Carolina.

GeneralRelationshipsValue 3.8Dec 21, 2017First Commercial Payloads Onboard New Shepard