Reverted back to NET 2026 due to launch vehicle testing delays.
Rocket Factory Augsburg / MISSION BRIEFING
Maiden Flight
RFA One · Test Flight
TBD
LAUNCH TIMETBDTiming is subject to mission updates
Mission image · https://ll.thespacedevs.com/2.3.0/launches/91b13c6c-4525-496d-997b-3521bb6a4cd8/
Mission overview
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
- Maiden Flight
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Provider
- Rocket Factory Augsburg
- Target orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Timeline
Scheduled event sequence from Launch Library 2. These are planned milestones, not confirmed telemetry. Events remain unconfirmed until a verified source reports them.
A verified event timeline has not been published for this mission.
Mission intelligence
Explore connectionsMission activity
Listening for verified changes
Activity appears when ORBITAL observes a change between source records. No historical events are invented.
Read source update
NET August.
NET summer 2026.
NET Q4 2025.
NET Q3 2025.
NET 2025 following the loss of the original maiden flight first stage in a static fire test anomaly.
Likely delayed due to the loss of the first stage during a static fire test.
NET 2H 2024.
NET Q2 2024
Schedule history
No changes recorded
Changes are recorded when ORBITAL retrieves data. The detection time may differ from the time the source changed its information.
Rocket
RFA OneRocket Factory Augsburg · GermanyRFA One is a three-stage rocket designed to launch small satellites and payloads of initially up to 1,350 kg into polar orbits.
Payload
Maiden Flight
Payload details are described in the mission overview. No independently structured payload manifest or payload mass has been provided by the source.
Target orbit
SCHEMATIC · NOT A FLIGHT TRAJECTORY
- Orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Classification
- SSO
Launch site
Launch Pad Fredo
SaxaVord Spaceport
- Latitude
- 60.81870°
- Longitude
- -0.77420°
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Time zone
- Europe/London
Live & mission coverage
No verified official livestream has been announced. Check mission sources for coverage updates.
Sources
Source links and confidence are preserved with each mission. Official updates take priority when verified.
Launch Library 2high · P80
ll.thespacedevs.com · Updated Jul 28, 2026 15:37 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Jul 28, 2026 15:37 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
saxavord.com · Updated Jul 28, 2026 15:37 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Jul 28, 2026 15:37 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
www.nasaspaceflight.com · Updated Jul 28, 2026 15:37 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
www.cnbc.com · Updated Jul 28, 2026 15:37 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
spacenews.com · Updated Jul 28, 2026 15:37 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
x.com · Updated Jul 28, 2026 15:37 UTCMission referencemedium · P60
twitter.com · Updated Jul 28, 2026 15:37 UTCMission photographs are provided by the original sources. Their rights remain with their creators; consult the source before reusing an image.