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Rocket Factory Augsburg

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commercialFounded 2018
Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
www.rfa.space
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Rocket Factory Augsburg AG’s first launch from SaxaVord will target a 500 km high sun-synchronous orbit.

NARRATIVE GENERAL1/11/2023Rocket Factory Augsburg’s first launch to take place from SaxaVord Spaceport

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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL1/11/2023Rocket Factory Augsburg’s first launch to take place from SaxaVord Spaceport

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.

NARRATIVE GENERAL1/11/2023Rocket Factory Augsburg and SaxaVord Spaceport plan first launch

Rocket Factory Augsburg leverages its location in the German automobile manufacturing hub to minimize launch system costs using a serial production and assembly approach.

NARRATIVE GROWTH11/28/2022Precious Payload Includes RFA to its Launch.ctrl Online Platform Providing Updates on RFA Launches

Rocket Factory Augsburg and the German Aerospace Center will build and operate a dedicated test stand at the DLR site in Lampoldshausen, Germany to test the Helix engine starting in mid-2023.

NARRATIVE PLAN11/17/2022Contract signed by Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) + the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for a Helix rocket engine test site in Germany

In mid-2022 Rocket Factory Augsburg fired the Helix engine for the first time for a total duration of 74 seconds, comprising an initial 4-second test followed by two long-duration tests of 30 and 40 seconds.

NARRATIVE GENERAL11/17/2022Contract signed by Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) + the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for a Helix rocket engine test site in Germany

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

TECHNICAL PRODUCT11/16/2022Rocket Factory Augsburg signs deal to test engines at DLR premises

Rocket Factory Augsburg set a goal to develop a launch vehicle prototype by the end of 2022 capable of launching satellites into low Earth orbit on a weekly basis at highly competitive prices.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT2/10/2022An Agreement For Launch Facilities Signed By Rocket Factory Augsburg AG + Australia’s Southern Launch

Plus Ultra expects to launch its first satellite in late 2023 with Rocket Factory Augsburg.

NARRATIVE GROWTH1/21/2022Plus Ultra’s lunar comsats to hitch rides on ispace moon landers

Plus Ultra plans to launch its first Harmony satellite in the final quarter of 2023 with Rocket Factory Augsburg under an agreement signed in October.

NARRATIVE GROWTH1/21/2022Plus Ultra’s lunar comsats to hitch rides on ispace moon landers

Rocket Factory Augsburg signed a memorandum of understanding with London-based Lúnasa relating to Lúnasa’s reusable orbital transfer vehicle named VIA.

ORG RELATIONSHIP11/18/2021Rocket Factory Augsburg lands new customer in build up to first launch

Rocket Factory Augsburg’s stated goal was to develop a launch vehicle prototype by the end of 2022 capable of launching satellites into low Earth orbit on a weekly basis at unmatched prices.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT11/17/2021Morpheus Space + Rocket Factory Augsburg To Work Together On Propulsion Tech

Rocket Factory Augsburg’s goal is to develop a launch vehicle prototype by the end of 2022 capable of launching satellites into low Earth orbit on a weekly basis at unmatched prices.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT10/25/2021A New CEO Is Named For Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA)

Rocket Factory Augsburg completed an initial ignition test of the rocket engine that will power the RFA One.

TECHNICAL PRODUCT5/6/2021Isar Aerospace wins three-way DLR microlauncher competition

Rocket Factory Augsburg launched a 25-million-euro financing round aimed at setting up serial production of its rocket priced at 3,000,000 EUR per launch.

NARRATIVE GROWTH5/6/2021Isar Aerospace wins three-way DLR microlauncher competition

Rocket Factory Augsburg signed a contract with OHB Sweden AB on 2021-03-31 for the launch of a single mission.

ORG RELATIONSHIP4/26/2021German startup Isar Aerospace signs first launch contract

Rocket Factory Augsburg AG is the first company to sign the second contract in ESA’s Commercial Space Transportation Services and Support program.

NARRATIVE GENERAL2/12/2021Rocket Factory Augsburg AG Signs Their Second Boost! Contract With ESA

Rocket Factory Augsburg is receiving ESA support of 500,000 EUR for the development of the first stage demonstrator of its RFA ONE launch vehicle.

NARRATIVE PLAN11/2/2020Rocket Factory Augsburg’s RFA ONE Launch Vehicle Gets A BOOST! From ESA

Rocket Factory Augsburg plans to launch from the Diamant launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in collaboration with French space agency CNES.

NARRATIVE GROWTH10/1/2020German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg picks Norway for maiden flight of RFA One smallsat launcher

Rocket Factory Augsburg plans to launch from the Diamant launch complex at the Guiana Space Centre in collaboration with French space agency CNES.

NARRATIVE PLAN10/1/2020German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg picks Norway for maiden flight of RFA One smallsat launcher
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