Maiden Flight

RFA One, Rocket Factory Augsburg

Launch Pad Fredo, SaxaVord Spaceport

Launch time

No earlier than

NET 2026

Year precision To be determined

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Source updated Tue 28 Jul, 17:37 CEST

Updated 11 Oct, 00:12 CEST

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Slip history

No changes since we started tracking on Sat 10 Oct 2026, 10:32 UTC.

Tue 28 Jul 2026, 15:37 UTCLL2 update
Reverted back to NET 2026 due to launch vehicle testing delays.
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Wed 8 Jul 2026, 05:09 UTCLL2 update
NET August.
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Fri 6 Mar 2026, 16:27 UTCLL2 update
NET summer 2026.
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Fri 29 Aug 2025, 15:22 UTCLL2 update
NET Q4 2025.
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Mon 20 Jan 2025, 16:07 UTCLL2 update
NET Q3 2025.
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Fri 23 Aug 2024, 20:45 UTCLL2 update
NET 2025 following the loss of the original maiden flight first stage in a static fire test anomaly.
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Mon 19 Aug 2024, 21:12 UTCLL2 update
Likely delayed due to the loss of the first stage during a static fire test.
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Tue 14 May 2024, 10:28 UTCLL2 update
NET 2H 2024.
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Mon 7 Aug 2023, 17:07 UTCLL2 update
NET Q2 2024
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Mission

Maiden Flight on RFA One from Launch Pad Fredo. Launch time, status and recorded date changes from Launch Library 2.

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

Mission type: Test Flight
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Launch timeline

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Launch pad

Launch Pad Fredo

SaxaVord Spaceport (GB)

Coordinates: 60.8187, -0.774196

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