TBD

Maiden Flight

RFA OneRocket Factory AugsburgLaunch Pad Fredo

August 2026 · Date and time TBD

Calendar available when time is confirmed

This mission is complete.

Mission brief

The mission

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

PayloadMaiden Flight

OrbitSSO

CustomerRocket Factory Augsburg

Stages3

PadLaunch Pad Fredo, SaxaVord Spaceport

Flight plan

Mission timeline

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The range

Where it leaves Earth

Launch site

Ground vector

Site locked

Launch Pad Fredo

SaxaVord Spaceport

Global range

Latitude: 60.817°N
Longitude: 0.763°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

RFA One

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RFA One is a three-stage rocket designed to launch small satellites and payloads of initially up to 1,350 kg into polar orbits.

Height30 m

LEO Payload1,600 kg

Launches0

Successes0

Provider

Rocket Factory Augsburg

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DEU • Founded 2018

Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) is a German New Space start-up located in Augsburg. It was founded in 2018 with the mission to build rockets just like cars.

Reliability

Schedule history

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.