Orbex Prime | Maiden Flight

27/12/2024 Ultimo aggiornamento

CEO: Martin Coates Amministratore

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Orbex Prime | Maiden Flight

SaxaVord Spaceport

Orbital Launch Attempt Count: 7100

Location Launch Attempt Count: 3

Pad Launch Attempt Count: 1

Agency Launch Attempt Count: 1

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Net Precision: Year

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Pad Turnaround: P0D

Programma

Pad

Unknown Pad

SaxaVord Spaceport is a UK spaceport located on the Lamba Ness peninsula on Unst, the most northerly of the inhabited Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland. The site is near the RAF Saxa Vord radar station and the settlement of Skaw, adjacent to the Saxa Vord distillery.

Rocket

Prime

Prime is a 2 stage orbital launch vehicle manufactured and operated by Orbex to provide launches for small satellites to low Earth orbits.

Full Name: Orbex Prime

Maiden Flight:

Total Launch Count: 0

Successful Launches: 0

Failed Launches: 0

Mission

Mission Name: Maiden Flight

Type: Test Flight

Description: Maiden flight of Orbex's Prime rocket from Sutherland Spaceport. This flights marks the first vertical orbital launch attempt from the United Kingdom, and the first orbital launch attempt from Scotland.

Orbit: Unknown