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Orbex plans integration tests of the Prime prototype ahead of a maiden flight slated for 2022 or early 2023.
Orbex constructed the first launch platform to be built in the UK in over 50 years that is capable of an orbital launch.
Orbex plans to launch the Prime rocket from Spaceport Sutherland in the north of Scotland later in 2022.
Orbex plans to launch Prime from Space Hub Sutherland in the north of Scotland.
Orbex and its partners received €7.45 million in co-funding from Boost!, the largest Boost! award to date.
Orbex secured $24,000,000 in December 2020 in a funding round led by BGF and Octopus Ventures.
Orbex is expanding its factory floor space by an additional 1,000 m² to accommodate the new 3D printing machinery.
Orbex secured $24,000,000 in a funding round led by BGF and Octopus Ventures.
Orbex raised $24,000,000 in December.
Orbex raised $24,000,000 in a funding round on 2020-12-09 led by investment firms BGF and Octopus Ventures.
Orbex plans to launch its Prime vehicle for the first time in 2022.
Orbex planned a first launch of Prime in late 2021.
Orbex is a U.K.-headquartered startup developing a small rocket called Prime that it plans to launch from Sutherland.
Orbex has raised $40,000,000 through a combination of grants from the British government and European agencies and private investment.