Orbex Prime | Maiden Flight
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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.
NET 2026.
Updated launch site
NET 2025
NET 2023
Added launch 2022 TBD
Prime is a 2 stage orbital launch vehicle manufactured and operated by Orbex to provide launches for small satellites to low Earth orbits.
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