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Gilmour Space TechnologiesEris Block 1Eris Pad, Bowen Orbital Spaceport

Maiden Flight

Launched

July 29, 2025 · 22:35 UTC

Launch Failure

Image: Gilmour Space

Summary

Maiden Flight launched on a Gilmour Space Technologies Eris Block 1 from Eris Pad, Bowen Orbital Spaceport on July 29, 2025 at 22:35 UTC. The mission failed: Rocket never developed sufficient thrust, ascended for about 50 meters before flying sideways and fall back near the pad. The launch window ran from 21:30 to 07:30 UTC. It was Gilmour Space Technologies's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 7,014th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Eris Block 1 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).

Result
Rocket never developed sufficient thrust, ascended for about 50 meters before flying sideways and fall back near the pad.
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Vehicle
Eris Block 1 · Gilmour Space Technologies
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for GST
Milestone
1st Eris Block 1 flightGilmour Space Technologies's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 7,014th orbital launch attempt165th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Flight timeline

5 steps, T−0 to T+10 min 20 s
  1. T−0Ignition
  2. T+1M40SSES
  3. T+3M20SSECO
  4. T+8M20SStage 3 Ignition
  5. T+10M20SStage 3 Cutoff

About this launch

Maiden flight of Gilmour Space's orbital launch vehicle Eris.

Pad

Map of Eris Pad

Eris Pad, Bowen Orbital Spaceport

1st launch from Eris Pad, 1st this year · 1st from Bowen Orbital Spaceport

Local pad time at liftoff: Jul 30, 8:35 AM GMT+10, in daylight

1 launches from this pad · 1 from Bowen Orbital Spaceport

under an hour after the previous launch from this pad

All launches from Bowen Orbital Spaceport

Updates

Launch failure.

Cosmic_Penguin · Jul 29, 2025 · source

Show 9 earlier updates

  • Unofficial Webcast by Launch Heaven has started

    LL2 · 7/29/2025 · source

  • Scrubbed for the day.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/29/2025 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/29/2025 · source

  • New T-0.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/29/2025 · source

  • Unofficial Webcast by Launch Heaven has started

    LL2 · 7/29/2025 · source

  • Tweaked launch window.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/28/2025 · source

  • NET July 29 afternoon LT.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/28/2025 · source

  • Delayed to NET July 29 LT.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/27/2025 · source

  • NET July 28 LT.

    Cosmic_Penguin · 7/26/2025 · source

Questions

When did Maiden Flight launch?

Maiden Flight launched on July 29, 2025 at 22:35 UTC. The launch window ran from 21:30 to 07:30 UTC.

Why did Maiden Flight fail?

Rocket never developed sufficient thrust, ascended for about 50 meters before flying sideways and fall back near the pad.

Where can I watch Maiden Flight?

Coverage: REPLAY! as Gilmour Space Launches Eris Test Flight 1 | Bowen, Australia | Eris Rocket; SCRUB! as Gilmour Space Launches Eris Test Flight 1 | Bowen, Australia | Eris Rocket. Watch the replay

What rocket launched Maiden Flight?

Eris Block 1, flown by Gilmour Space Technologies. Eris Block 1 spec sheet

Where did Maiden Flight launch from?

Eris Pad, Bowen Orbital Spaceport. Liftoff was Jul 30, 8:35 AM GMT+10 local time at the pad.

What orbit was Maiden Flight going to?

Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.