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The hot-fire test marks the successful completion of RFA's Integrated System Test (IST) campaign.
The IST campaign conducted at Esrange Space Center in Sweden is the most important milestone in the development process for RFA.
In July 2021 Rocket Factory Augsburg AG became the first company in the European Union to develop and test a staged-combustion engine with a successful eight-second hot fire test.
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG was the third commercial company in the world to successfully test a staged-combustion rocket engine on a large scale after its July 2021 eight-second test.
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG successfully hot fired its upper stage for a full duration of 280 seconds, completing the Integrated System Test (IST) campaign.
Rocket Factory Augsburg is developing the RFA One rocket designed to place up to 1,300 kg into sun-synchronous orbit with a first launch planned from SaxaVord as soon as the end of 2023.
RFA plans the first RFA ONE orbital launch from SaxaVord into a 500 km high sun-synchronous orbit.
RFA plans to conduct the first launch of its RFA ONE launch system from Launch Pad Fredo at the end of 2023.
SaxaVord Spaceport will support RFA across the entire lifecycle of a launch, including testing, inspections, fueling, safety, supplying meteorological weather data, and providing access to its ground station network for data capture and distribution.
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG plans to conduct the first launch of its RFA ONE launch system from the northernmost point in the UK at the end of 2023.
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG secured its first-flight launch site through the partnership to provide launch services individually and flexibly to customer requirements.
SaxaVord Spaceport will support Rocket Factory Augsburg AG across the entire lifecycle of a launch, including facilitating testing, inspections, fueling, safety, supplying MET weather data, and providing access to its ground station network for data capture and distribution.
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG will use the SaxaVord site to launch payloads at high cadence into polar and sun-synchronous orbits.
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG’s first launch from SaxaVord will target a 500 km high sun-synchronous orbit.
SaxaVord Spaceport will support Rocket Factory Augsburg AG across the entire lifecycle of a launch, including testing, inspections, fueling, safety, supplying meteorological weather data, and providing access to its ground station network for data capture and distribution.
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG’s first launch of its RFA ONE launch system is currently planned for the end of 2023 and will take place from the northernmost point in the UK.
The multi-year partnership secures Rocket Factory Augsburg AG’s first-flight launch site to enable the company to provide launch services individually and flexibly to customer requirements.
The German government is an anchor customer for Rocket Factory Augsburg’s first two flights and purchased 150 kg of payload capacity for each of those flights.
Rocket Factory Augsburg won the April 2022 DLR microlauncher competition and received €11 million in prize money.
Rocket Factory Augsburg’s stated goal is to offer launch services of up to 1,300 kg into low Earth orbit and beyond on a weekly basis.