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Rocket Factory Augsburg

DE
commercialFounded 2018
Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
www.rfa.space
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DLR provides the basic infrastructure at P2.4 while Rocket Factory Augsburg brings its own test stand and supporting infrastructure.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipNov 16, 2022Rocket Factory Augsburg signs deal to test engines at DLR premises

Rocket Factory Augsburg was working towards a first orbital test flight at the end of 2023.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgTechnical ProductNov 16, 2022Rocket Factory Augsburg signs deal to test engines at DLR premises

The deal allows Rocket Factory Augsburg to use the P2.4 test site in Lampoldshausen.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgTechnical ProductNov 16, 2022Rocket Factory Augsburg signs deal to test engines at DLR premises

Rocket Factory Augsburg has signed a deal to build and operate its own engine test stand at German Aerospace Center (DLR) premises.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgTechnical ProductNov 16, 2022Rocket Factory Augsburg signs deal to test engines at DLR premises

Rocket Factory Augsburg completed the first test campaign of its Helix flight-configuration engine in July 2022.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2022Spaceflight Signs MoU with RFA to Launch its OTVs and Rideshare Payloads in Future Launch Missions

RFA ONE is a three-stage, 30-meter rocket that can deliver up to 1,350 kg to a polar Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgTechnical ProductSep 21, 2022Spaceflight Signs MoU with RFA to Launch its OTVs and Rideshare Payloads in Future Launch Missions

At the International Astronautical Congress 2022, Spaceflight signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rocket Factory Augsburg AG for upcoming launches.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2022Spaceflight Signs MoU with RFA to Launch its OTVs and Rideshare Payloads in Future Launch Missions

Spaceflight and Rocket Factory Augsburg plan to partner on future launches to provide increased launch flexibility and competitively priced launches to LEO and beyond.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgTechnical ProductSep 21, 2022Spaceflight Signs MoU with RFA to Launch its OTVs and Rideshare Payloads in Future Launch Missions

Rocket Factory Augsburg has signed launch contracts with the German government and about a dozen commercial customers for launches starting in 2023.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgTechnical ProductSep 21, 2022Spaceflight Signs MoU with RFA to Launch its OTVs and Rideshare Payloads in Future Launch Missions

Rocket Factory Augsburg expects the RFA ONE rocket to launch up to 50 times per year in the future to deliver satellites into near-Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgTechnical ProductSep 21, 2022Spaceflight Signs MoU with RFA to Launch its OTVs and Rideshare Payloads in Future Launch Missions

RFA ONE is a three-stage, 30-meter rocket that can deliver up to 1,350 kg to a polar Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgTechnical ProductSep 19, 2022Rocket Factory Augsburg + Spaceflight sign an MOU for upcoming launches

Rocket Factory Augsburg expects the RFA ONE rocket to perform as many as 50 launches per year in the future.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgTechnical ProductSep 19, 2022Rocket Factory Augsburg + Spaceflight sign an MOU for upcoming launches

Rocket Factory Augsburg has signed launch contracts with the German government and about a dozen commercial customers for launches starting in 2023.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgTechnical ProductSep 19, 2022Rocket Factory Augsburg + Spaceflight sign an MOU for upcoming launches

Rocket Factory Augsburg offers increased price competitiveness and higher launch frequency from multiple launch locations throughout Europe.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgTechnical ProductSep 19, 2022Rocket Factory Augsburg + Spaceflight sign an MOU for upcoming launches

Rocket Factory Augsburg completed the first test campaign of its Helix flight configuration engine in July 2022.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipSep 19, 2022Rocket Factory Augsburg + Spaceflight sign an MOU for upcoming launches

Spaceflight Inc. signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Rocket Factory Augsburg AG to fly Sherpa® orbital transfer vehicles and other rideshare payloads on upcoming RFA missions from multiple European launch sites, including facilities in the United Kingdom and French Guiana.

Mentioned as: RFATechnical ProductSep 19, 2022Rocket Factory Augsburg + Spaceflight sign an MOU for upcoming launches

Rocket Factory Augsburg AG signed a contract with the European Space Agency under Boost! — ESA’s Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support program.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory Augsburg AGOrg RelationshipSep 19, 2022Rocket Factory signs Boost! program contract with ESA worth 11 million euros

Rocket Factory Augsburg won the German Aerospace Center’s microlauncher competition in April 2022.

Mentioned as: rocket factory augsburgNarrative GeneralSep 19, 2022Rocket Factory signs Boost! program contract with ESA worth 11 million euros

Rocket Factory Augsburg AG successfully tested its Helix engine in flight configuration for a total of 74 seconds.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory Augsburg AGTechnical ProductJul 13, 2022RFA successfully hot fires Helix engine for a total of 74 seconds

Plus Ultra Space Outposts signed a launch agreement with Rocket Factory Augsburg in late October to deploy its first communications satellite for the moon in the final quarter of 2023.

Mentioned as: Rocket Factory AugsburgOrg RelationshipMar 18, 2022Another startup joins race to provide high-speed lunar communications
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