Space Rider

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Technology

Low Earth Orbit Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Maiden flight of the European Space Rider (Space Reusable Integrated Demonstrator for Europe Return).

Vega-C

Family:
Configuration: Block 2

Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    34.8 m
  • Diameter
    3.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.3 m
  • Launch Mass
  • Thrust
Family
  • Name
    Vega-C
  • Family
  • Variant
    Block 2
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Vega-C Block 2
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
  • Low Earth Orbit
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity

Space Rider


In-active Cargo Unmanned Payload Capacity: 600 kg
Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Serial Number: None

European reusable spaceplane

Space Rider Details

Avio S.p.A

Avio S.p.A

(Avio)

CEO: Giulio Ranzo Founded: 1908 Successes: 1 Failures: 0 Pending: 24

Agency Type:

Avio S.p.A. is an Italian company operating in the aerospace sector with its head office in Colleferro near Rome, Italy. Founded in 1908, it is present in Italy and abroad with different commercial offices and 10 production sites.

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