RFA One | Maiden Flight
Rocket Factory Augsburg · RFA One · Launch Pad Fredo, SaxaVord Spaceport
Rocket Factory Augsburg's 1st launch · 1st this year · humanity's 7,370th orbital launch attempt
Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.
Window: Aug 31, 00:00 – Aug 31, 00:00 UTC
Flight preview
Maiden Flight
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
Test Flight · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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Updates
NET August.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/8/2026 · source
NET summer 2026.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/6/2026 · source
NET Q4 2025.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/29/2025 · source
NET Q3 2025.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/20/2025 · source
NET 2025 following the loss of the original maiden flight first stage in a static fire test anomaly.
Nosu · 8/23/2024 · source
Likely delayed due to the loss of the first stage during a static fire test.
Nosu · 8/19/2024 · source
NET 2H 2024.
Cosmic_Penguin · 5/14/2024 · source
NET Q2 2024
Jay · 8/7/2023 · source
News
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RFA ONE Launch from SaxaVord Set for No Earlier Than 10 August
Almost two years after an RFA ONE first stage burst into flames during a static fire test, German rocket builder Rocket Factory Augsburg is preparing for a second attempt at the rocket’s inaugural flight from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland. In a notice published on 7 July, SaxaVord announced that a five-week launch window would open […]
Rocket Factory Augsburg Details RFA ONE Upgrades and RFA TWO Plans
During an OHB Capital Markets Update in May, German launch services provider Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) outlined its planned path towards developing a fully reusable heavy-lift rocket called RFA TWO. RFA was founded as a spin-off of OHB, which still holds a 65% stake in the company. It is currently developing its RFA ONE rocket, […]
