Maiden Flight

Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Test Flight

Sun-Synchronous Orbit Launch Pad Fredo SaxaVord Spaceport

First flight of the RFA One launch vehicle. Will carry 7 satellites for various companies and organizations coordinated by the German Aerospace Center (DLR). * AllBertEinStein * ARTICA * Curium Two * ERMINAZ * PCIOD * Separation Ring Mission * SpaceDREAM

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Aug. 29, 2025, 3:22 p.m.

NET Q4 2025.


Cosmic_Penguin • Jan. 20, 2025, 4:07 p.m.

NET Q3 2025.


Nosu • Aug. 23, 2024, 8:45 p.m.

NET 2025 following the loss of the original maiden flight first stage in a static fire test anomaly.


Nosu • Aug. 19, 2024, 9:12 p.m.

Likely delayed due to the loss of the first stage during a static fire test.


Cosmic_Penguin • May 14, 2024, 10:28 a.m.

NET 2H 2024.


RFA One

Family:
Configuration: One

RFA One is a three-stage rocket designed to launch small satellites and payloads of initially up to 1,350 kg into polar orbits.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    3
  • Length
    30.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    2.0 m
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
    100.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    RFA One
  • Family
  • Variant
    One
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    RFA One
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $3000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    1600.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    450.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    1300.0 kg

Rocket Factory Augsburg

Rocket Factory Augsburg

(RFA)

COO: Stefan Brieschenk Founded: 2018 Successes: 0 Failures: 0 Pending: 1

Agency Type:

Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) is a German New Space start-up located in Augsburg. It was founded in 2018 with the mission to build rockets just like cars.

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