Spectrum Flight 1

retired

Technology DemonstrationsuborbitalCOSPAR 2025-F04Launched 3/30/2025

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 2025-F04
Launch Vehicle: Spectrum
Launch Date: 3/30/2025
Last Contact: 3/30/2025

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: -3,188.5 km
Inclination: 0 deg
Dry Mass: 10 kg
Total Mass: 10 kg

Payload Classification

Mentions

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

During Spectrum flight 1, an unintended opening of the vent valve and a loss of attitude control at the start of the roll maneuver led to flight termination.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 18, 2026This second launch comes almost exactly 1 year after their first. During flight 1, the unintended opening of the vent valve & a loss of attitude control at the start of the roll maneuver led to the flight being terminated & the rocket falling into the sea.