ABL RS1 Block 1
RS1 Block 1 was the original flight configuration of ABL's small launch vehicle. The 26.8-metre, two-stage rocket used nine sea-level E2 engines on its first stage and one vacuum E2 engine on its upper stage. Its only launch, Demo-1 in January 2023, ended when the first-stage engines shut down shortly after liftoff and the vehicle fell back near the pad.
Identity
- Aliases
- RS1 Block 1ABL RS1 flight configurationRS1 nine-engine configuration
- Family Name
- RS1
- Full Name
- ABL RS1 Block 1
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- abl-rs1-block-1
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- Block 1
Details
- Description
- RS1 Block 1 was the original flight configuration of ABL's small launch vehicle. The 26.8-metre, two-stage rocket used nine sea-level E2 engines on its first stage and one vacuum E2 engine on its upper stage. Its only launch, Demo-1 in January 2023, ended when the first-stage engines shut down shortly after liftoff and the vehicle fell back near the pad.
- Diameter M
- 1.83
- Engines
- Count
- 9
- Name
- E2 Sea Level
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- E2 Vacuum
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,023
- Height M
- 26.8
- Last Flight Year
- 2,023
- Manufacturer Id
- jd7agd962g95e8rtawz6att2cn7kpd03
- Operator Id
- jd7agd962g95e8rtawz6att2cn7kpd03
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7nb4ztzs45m1w0zgxjgct2598ahy82
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Gto
- 300
- Leo
- 1,350
- Stages Count
- 2
- Strap On Boosters Count
- 0
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:51:26 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 5:51:26 AM