RFA One | Maiden Flight
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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
NET Q3 2025.
NET Q4 2025.
NET summer 2026.
NET Q2 2024
NET 2H 2024.
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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Last week, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) announced that it had successfully completed the Integrated System Test (IST) campaign for the RFA ONE second stage. The IST campaign included several hot fire tests and culminated in a full-duratio…
German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has stated that it is preparing for the maiden flight of its RFA ONE rocket in the second quarter of 2024. However, the flight appears to have slipped to the fourth quarter of this year. RFA wi…
"Teams are in the process of completing a follow-on propulsion system assessment."
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