Prime

In-active

Orbex (Orbex)

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Description

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

Specifications

Stages
2
Length
19.0 m
Diameter
1.3 m
Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
18.0 T
Thrust
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Family

Name
Prime
Family
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Variant
Prime
Alias
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Full Name
Orbex Prime

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Orbex

Commercial

CEO: Martin Coates

Orbex 2015

Orbex is an aerospace company based in Scotland providing CubeSat launches to low Earth orbits.

Upcoming Spaceflights

Orbex Prime | Maiden Flight

Orbex | United Kingdom
SaxaVord Spaceport
TBD December, 2026

Status: To Be Determined

Mission:

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.

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Flight Record

No spaceflights found for .

Recent Launches

Falcon 9

Success

21 hours, 6 minutes ago

Starlink Group 17-31

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Long March 2D

Success

1 day, 13 hours ago

Shiyan 30 03-04

Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

A pair of Chinese satellites reported to be for "Earth observation technological testing and validation" purposes. Actual usage not known.

Long March 8A

Success

1 day, 16 hours ago

SatNet LEO Group 20

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Firefly Alpha

Success

2 days, 11 hours ago

Stairway to Seven

Space Launch Complex 2W - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Firefly Alpha's Flight 7 is a test flight and return-To-Flight for the launch vehicle after its April 2025 launch failure. It will test and validate …

Falcon 9

Success

4 days, 7 hours ago

EchoStar 25

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