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The UK pledged €21.7 million of its total €144 million ELC contribution to the local launcher Orbex, while holding most funds in an account labeled 'to be distributed.'

NARRATIVE GENERAL12/5/2025Breaking Down Europe’s Launch Funding

Orbex expects the decision to switch operations to help it reach first launch in 2025 and to provide SaxaVord with another customer to strengthen its commercial proposition.

NARRATIVE GENERAL12/9/2024Scotland loses a Spaceport

Orbex indicated that the move to SaxaVord will free up resources to accelerate its goal of achieving first launch in 2025.

NARRATIVE GENERAL12/5/2024Orbex halts work on own spaceport, shifts launches to SaxaVord

Orbex is developing the Orbex Prime launch vehicle for a first launch as soon as 2025.

NARRATIVE GENERAL11/19/2024ESA awards funding to four European launch startups

Orbex is planning to raise funding for a new factory to increase production of the Prime small launch vehicle.

NARRATIVE GROWTH9/16/2024Still waiting for liftoff in the UK

Orbex's CEO Phil Chambers anticipates a first launch attempt of the Prime small launch vehicle sometime in 2024 but aims for 2025.

NARRATIVE GENERAL9/16/2024Still waiting for liftoff in the UK

Orbex is planning its first launch of its Prime rocket in 2025, capable of placing 180 kilograms into orbit.

NARRATIVE GENERAL8/19/2024Outgrowing smallsats

Orbex plans to launch the Prime vehicle from Sutherland Spaceport in northern Scotland.

NARRATIVE GROWTH5/6/2024Europe looks to end its launcher crisis

Orbex is expanding its manufacturing and aims to complete its Sutherland Spaceport 2024.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/22/2024Orbex Secures £16.7 Million in Funding to Ramp Up the Development of its Prime Rocket

Orbex plans to launch Prime from Sutherland Spaceport in northern Scotland.

NARRATIVE GROWTH4/19/2024Orbex raises $20.8 million Series C extension

Orbex plans to launch as many as 12 Prime rockets into orbit each year.

NARRATIVE GROWTH2/21/2024Orbex secures international patent for coaxial rocket fuel tanks

Orbex plans to launch Orbex Prime from its home spaceport in Sutherland.

NARRATIVE GROWTH12/8/2023Orbex appoints new CCO

Orbex planned to use the Prime prototype for integrated testing including countdown dress rehearsals ahead of a first launch that was then scheduled for as soon as late 2022.

NARRATIVE GENERAL5/9/2023Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site

Orbex is planning its largest internship program to date for 2023/24 that aims to welcome as many as a dozen new interns.

NARRATIVE GENERAL4/24/2023Orbex launches largest internship program in their build-up to the UK’s 1st mainland vertical rocket launch

Orbex was performing a wide variety of integration tests of Prime ahead of a first launch that was scheduled for some time in 2023.

NARRATIVE GENERAL4/14/2023Orbex CEO resigns

Orbex is developing a launch vehicle named Prime that is capable of placing up to 180 kg into orbit and plans to launch from the Sutherland spaceport in Scotland.

NARRATIVE GROWTH11/18/2022Skyrora working towards 2023 orbital launch after suborbital failure

Orbex plans to launch Prime initially from Space Hub Sutherland, a launch site under development in northern Scotland.

NARRATIVE GROWTH10/18/2022Orbex raises Series C round

Orbex previously raised $24,000,000 in December 2020 and $39,000,000 in July 2018.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL10/18/2022Orbex raises Series C round

Orbex planned a first launch of Prime in the second half of 2021 before schedule slips occurred.

NARRATIVE GENERAL7/19/2022The Great British Lift-Off

Orbex unveiled a full-scale prototype of its Prime rocket on 2022-05-11 to use for integrated tests ahead of its maiden flight.

NARRATIVE GENERAL6/2/2022Lockheed and ABL’s first UK vertical launch slips into 2023
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