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 |
OHB provided support that enabled Rocket Factory Augsburg to acquire key technologies and key talent for the RFA ONE launch vehicle business case.
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG is developing the RFA One launcher system for smallsats with a payload performance of up to 1,300 kg to LEO.
Rocket Factory Augsburg is developing the three-stage RFA One launch vehicle designed to carry 1,300 kg to a 300-kilometer polar orbit.
RFA One is slated to have its maiden flight in 2022 and is designed to carry payloads of up to 1,300 kg into low Earth orbit.
The Rocket Factory Augsburg contract payload will be launched in mid-2024 aboard the company’s RFA One rocket.
OHB provided support that enabled Rocket Factory Augsburg to acquire key technologies and talent for the RFA One program.
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG is developing the RFA One launcher for small satellites with a payload capacity of up to 1,300 kg to low Earth orbit.
Rocket Factory signed a contract with ESA for the production and testing of the orbital stage demonstrator of its launch vehicle RFA ONE.
Rocket Factory Augsburg plans a late 2021 launch for the RFA One vehicle.
Rocket Factory Augsburg is developing the three-stage RFA One launch vehicle designed to carry 1,300 kg to a 300-kilometer polar orbit.
Rocket Factory Augsburg is receiving ESA support of 500,000 EUR for the development of the first stage demonstrator of its RFA ONE launch vehicle.
The RFA One vehicle is designed to carry 1,300 kg to a 300-kilometer polar orbit and is slated for a late 2021 launch from Norway’s Andøya Spaceport.
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), the launch arm of OHB SE, was founded in 2018 and is independently developing the RFA One small launcher.
The RFA One launched from Andøya Spaceport will be capable of carrying up to 1,300 kg of payload to a 300-kilometer polar orbit.
Rocket Factory Augsburg selected Andøya Spaceport in Norway for a 2022 maiden flight of its RFA One small-satellite launch vehicle.
Rocket Factory Augsburg signed a memorandum of understanding with Andøya Space on 2020-09-24 to offer end-to-end launch services for small satellites aboard the RFA One from a new orbital launch facility.
Rocket Factory Augsburg concluded a major part of the initial planning phase required to construct a launch site for the RFA One at Europe’s Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana on 2020-09-29.