Prime
In-activeOrbex (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
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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
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Name
Prime -
Family
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Variant
Prime -
Alias
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Full Name
Orbex Prime
Payload Capacity
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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 2015Orbex is an aerospace company based in Scotland providing CubeSat launches to low Earth orbits.
Upcoming Spaceflights
Orbex Prime | Maiden Flight
Orbex | United KingdomSaxaVord Spaceport
TBD December, 2026
Flight Record
No spaceflights found for .
Long March 2D
4 x SatNet test satellites
Launch Complex 3 (LC-3/LA-1) - Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of ChinaOfficially described as "Satellite-Internet Technology Demonstration Satellites". Probably 4 test satellites for the Chinese state-owned LEO commu…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 17-41
Space Launch Complex 4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA, USAA batch of 24 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Atlas V 551
Amazon Leo (LA-07)
Space Launch Complex 41 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAAmazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, is a mega constellation of satellites in Low Earth Orbit that will offer broadband internet access, thi…
Falcon 9
Starlink Group 10-53
Space Launch Complex 40 - Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAA batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Long March 7A
TJSW-24
201 - Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of ChinaChinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
