All launches
TBD

Maiden Flight

Orbex PrimeOrbexUnknown Pad
2026 · Date and time TBD

NextMission AnnouncedT-720:00:00

Calendar available when time is confirmed
Time to launch
2026Exact time confirmed closer to launch
Launch window confidence
46% — Uncertain
Mission brief

The mission

Maiden flight of Orbex's Prime rocket from Sutherland Spaceport. This flights marks the first vertical orbital launch attempt from the United Kingdom, and the first orbital launch attempt from Scotland.

PayloadMaiden Flight
OrbitN/A
CustomerOrbex
Stages2
PadUnknown Pad, SaxaVord Spaceport
Flight plan

Mission timeline

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Mission Announced

Official mission announcement and payload assignment

T-720:00:00
12:00 AM UTC
  • Mission AnnouncedT-720:00:00
  • Vehicle RolloutT-48:00:00
  • Wet Dress RehearsalT-24:00:00
The range

Where it leaves Earth

Launch site

Ground vector

Site locked

Unknown Pad

SaxaVord Spaceport

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
60.818°N
Longitude
0.769°W

Can I see this?

Distance and a plain visibility call from a place you choose. Trajectory is not modeled — night launches travel farther across the sky than daylight ones.

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Range weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather rules

Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC

Hardware

Vehicle & provider

Vehicle

Orbex Prime

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Height19 m
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches0
Successes0
Provider

Orbex

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GBR • Founded 2015

Reliability

Schedule history

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.