Rocket Factory Augsburg RFA ONE orbital launch vehicle
RFA ONE is Rocket Factory Augsburg's three-stage orbital launcher, developed for dedicated and rideshare satellite missions from SaxaVord Spaceport. Nine oxygen-rich staged-combustion Helix engines power the first stage, with a vacuum engine on the second and the Redshift orbital transfer stage above it. Stainless-steel tanks and composite interstages form the main structure. Performance is configuration dependent: the manufacturer's general offering advertises 1,300 kg to 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit, while ESA's August 2026 description gives 500 kg for the current initial configuration. First-stage recovery is a future development objective.
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Identity
- Aliases
- RFA OneRocket Factory Augsburg One
- Family Name
- RFA ONE
- Full Name
- Rocket Factory Augsburg RFA ONE orbital launch vehicle
- Status
- development
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- RFA ONE is Rocket Factory Augsburg's three-stage orbital launcher, developed for dedicated and rideshare satellite missions from SaxaVord Spaceport. Nine oxygen-rich staged-combustion Helix engines power the first stage, with a vacuum engine on the second and the Redshift orbital transfer stage above it. Stainless-steel tanks and composite interstages form the main structure. Performance is configuration dependent: the manufacturer's general offering advertises 1,300 kg to 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit, while ESA's August 2026 description gives 500 kg for the current initial configuration. First-stage recovery is a future development objective.
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 9
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Variant Notes
- Sea-level Helix installation identified at family level by the manufacturer.
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- second-stage
- Name
- RFA ONE Helix propulsion installation
- Rocket Specs
- Stages Count
- 3
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.rfa.space/rfa-one/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:16:25 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:17:41 UTC