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LAUNCH SITEPacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Mission
This is the second launch of RS1 launch vehicle developed and built by ABL Space Systems. Payload onboard is TBD.
- Launch vehicle
- RS1
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Launch Pad 3C
- Provider
- ABL Space Systems
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
RS1
Second-stage launch vehicle developed by ABL Space Systems using their E2 RP-1/LOX rocket engine. Nine engines are used in the first stage and one in the second stage. The RS1 is designed to be deployed and launched from any suitably flat site using a containerized launch system transported by trucks.
- Height
- 26.8 m
- Diameter
- 1.83 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 1
- First flight
- 2023-01-10
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Launch site & orbit
Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
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