Astrobotic Xodiac reusable rocket testbed
Xodiac is a reusable vertical-takeoff and vertical-landing testbed developed by Masten and operated by Astrobotic at Mojave. In service since 2015, it tests landing sensors, guidance and payloads through powered ascent, translation and recovery. Its single Scimitar engine supports hover; Sensei permits customer guidance to command the vehicle within flight-safety boundaries.
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Identity
- Aliases
- XodiacMasten XodiacXodiac-A
- Family Name
- Xodiac
- Full Name
- Astrobotic Xodiac reusable rocket testbed
- Roles
- researchexperimentaltechnology_demonstratorlander
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Xodiac is a reusable vertical-takeoff and vertical-landing testbed developed by Masten and operated by Astrobotic at Mojave. In service since 2015, it tests landing sensors, guidance and payloads through powered ascent, translation and recovery. Its single Scimitar engine supports hover; Sensei permits customer guidance to command the vehicle within flight-safety boundaries.
- First Flight Year
- 2,015
- Operator
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- other
- Propulsion System
- Role
- landing
- Variant Notes
- Single gimbaled main engine provides takeoff, hover and landing.
- Name
- Xodiac Scimitar installation
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- fully_reusable
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- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:52:58 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:52:58 UTC