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 | 5 |
| 2031 | 0 | 5 |
| 2032 | 0 | 5 |
| 2033 | 0 | 6 |
| 2034 | 0 | 6 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RFA One | SSO | 1,300 kg | 500 km | Unknown | Rocket Factory Augsburg RFA ONE |
RFA One | MEO | 500 kg | 6,000 km | Unknown | Rocket Factory Augsburg RFA ONE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
RFA One | Not stated | 0 | Development |
| Year | Location | Launches | Confidence | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 1 | 35% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2027 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 2 | 35% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2028 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 3 | 35% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2029 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 4 | 35% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2030 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 5 | 30% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2031 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 5 | 30% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2032 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 5 | 30% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2033 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 6 | 25% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2034 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 6 | 25% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2035 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 6 | 25% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2036 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 6 | 25% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2037 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 6 | 25% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2038 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 6 | 25% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2039 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 6 | 25% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2040 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 6 | 25% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
| 2041 | SaxaVord Spaceport | 6 | 25% | Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year license... |
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year licensed ceiling.
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year licensed ceiling.
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year licensed ceiling.
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year licensed ceiling.
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year licensed ceiling.
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year licensed ceiling.
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year licensed ceiling.
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year licensed ceiling.
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year licensed ceiling.
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year licensed ceiling.
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year licensed ceiling.
Conservative startup-ramp annual family throughput default: RFA One is still pre-first-orbital-flight in 2026; use operational cadence, not the 10/year licensed ceiling.
RFA One |
| GTO |
| 450 kg |
| Unknown |
| Unknown |
| Rocket Factory Augsburg RFA ONE |
RFA One | TLI | 300 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Rocket Factory Augsburg RFA ONE |
RFA One | GEO | 150 kg | Unknown | Unknown | Rocket Factory Augsburg RFA ONE |
Rocket Factory Augsburg currently expects to launch its three-stage, 30-meter-tall RFA One rocket during the three months to the end of June, after a recent delay from the end of 2023.
The RFA One rocket is designed to lift 450 kg to geostationary transfer orbit.
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) plans its first launch of the RFA ONE rocket in the second quarter of 2024 from the Shetland Islands.
Rocket Factory Augsburg scheduled the RFA ONE first flight for 2024-04-01.
SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland will host the RFA ONE microlauncher at Rocket Factory Augsburg’s completed launch pad.
Rocket Factory Augsburg is targeting a first launch attempt of its RFA ONE microlauncher from SaxaVord in 2024-04-01.
RFA ONE will launch from CSG starting in 2025 as part of CNES’ open tender process to open the Kourou Space Center to commercial launch service providers.
RFA ONE will launch from CSG starting in 2025 as part of CNES’ open tender process to open Kourou to commercial launch service providers.
Rocket Factory Augsburg is developing the RFA One rocket designed to place up to 1,300 kg into sun-synchronous orbit with a first launch planned from SaxaVord as soon as the end of 2023.
RFA plans the first RFA ONE orbital launch from SaxaVord into a 500 km high sun-synchronous orbit.
RFA plans to conduct the first launch of its RFA ONE launch system from Launch Pad Fredo at the end of 2023.
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG plans to conduct the first launch of its RFA ONE launch system from the northernmost point in the UK at the end of 2023.
The first RFA ONE launch from SaxaVord Spaceport is planned into a 500 km high sun-synchronous orbit.
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG’s first launch of its RFA ONE launch system is currently planned for the end of 2023 and will take place from the northernmost point in the UK.
Rocket Factory Augsburg and the German Aerospace Center selected seven companies with a total payload of 136 kg for the first flight of RFA ONE.
RFA ONE’s first flight is scheduled to launch into a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 km.
RFA ONE is a three-stage, 30-meter rocket that can deliver up to 1,350 kg to a polar Earth orbit.
Rocket Factory Augsburg is developing the RFA One launch vehicle and aims to make its first attempt to reach orbit in late 2023.
Precious Payload and Rocket Factory Augsburg agreed on 2022-11-17 to add launches of the RFA One rocket to Precious Payload’s Launch.ctrl marketplace at Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen, Germany.
RFA ONE is a three-stage, 30-meter rocket designed to deliver up to 1,350 kg to a polar Earth orbit.