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RFA’s planned testing at SaxaVord is expected to include hot-fire tests of the first stage on the launch pad once the engines are installed.
The nine Helix engines are undergoing final acceptance testing in Sweden and will be sent to SaxaVord once testing is completed.
The RFA ONE first stage is at SaxaVord but its nine Helix engines are not yet at the spaceport.
Integration and additional testing of the RFA ONE vehicle are planned at SaxaVord before the proposed summer launch.
RFA shipped the RFA ONE first stage directly from its factory in Augsburg, Germany to the SaxaVord spaceport.
The RFA ONE second stage underwent a hot fire test at the Esrange Space Center in Sweden before being transported to SaxaVord Spaceport.
The RFA ONE second stage has arrived at SaxaVord Spaceport and is undergoing final checks.
SaxaVord Spaceport features a completed launch pad, infrastructure to support a launch, and a spaceport licence from the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority.
Rocket Factory Augsburg is preparing to launch the inaugural flight of its RFA ONE rocket from SaxaVord Spaceport later in 2026.
The UK government committed £10 million to SaxaVord Spaceport as part of its Spring Budget in 2024.
Scotland is home to two spaceport projects, including SaxaVord Spaceport on the island of Unst.
The Spring Budget 2024 funding for SaxaVord Spaceport supported a goal of becoming the first to launch a satellite into orbit from the European mainland and becoming a leading small satellite launch destination by 2030.
Orbex began construction of the Sutherland Spaceport on Scotland's north coast in 2023, paused construction at the end of 2024, and decided to shift its launch operations to SaxaVord in the Shetland Islands.
Rocket Factory Augsburg transported the first stage of its RFA ONE rocket to SaxaVord Spaceport on the island of Unst off the northern coast of Scotland.
SaxaVord currently has one completed launch pad with two other pads in various stages of development.
SaxaVord Spaceport is located on the island of Unst off the northern coast of Scotland and is preparing to host launches including a reattempt of Rocket Factory Augsburg’s RFA ONE.
Rocket Factory Augsburg has begun commissioning the launch pad at SaxaVord after repairing and upgrading it following the accident.
Rocket Factory Augsburg is conducting advanced launch preparations at the SaxaVord spaceport on the island of Unst, Scotland.
Rocket Factory Augsburg has begun commissioning the repaired and upgraded launch pad at SaxaVord Spaceport.
The only element still to be added to the SaxaVord launch pad commissioning is the water tanks for the water deluge system.