Stoke Space Nova Block 2 launch vehicle
Nova Block 2 is Stoke Space's larger reusable Nova configuration, designed for 15,000 kg to low Earth orbit with full reuse and 4,000 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. It pairs fourteen Zenith booster engines with a hydrogen/oxygen Andromeda Block 2 closed-expander upper-stage engine and actively cooled metallic reentry shield. A 5 m payload fairing accommodates larger payload volumes. These are advertised development targets.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Stoke Nova Block 2Nova Block 2
- Family Name
- Nova
- Full Name
- Stoke Space Nova Block 2 launch vehicle
- Status
- development
- Type
- rocket
- Variant Name
- Block 2
Details
- Description
- Nova Block 2 is Stoke Space's larger reusable Nova configuration, designed for 15,000 kg to low Earth orbit with full reuse and 4,000 kg to geostationary transfer orbit. It pairs fourteen Zenith booster engines with a hydrogen/oxygen Andromeda Block 2 closed-expander upper-stage engine and actively cooled metallic reentry shield. A 5 m payload fairing accommodates larger payload volumes. These are advertised development targets.
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 14
- Placement
- core
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- first-stage
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- upper
- Propulsion System
- Role
- upper-stage
- Stage
- second-stage
- Variant Notes
- One integrated engine installation; individual thrust chambers are not counted as separate engines.
- Name
- Stoke Space Nova Block 2 launch vehicle propulsion
- Rocket Specs
- Payload Capacity
- GTO
- …
- LEO
- …
- Stages Count
- 2
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.stokespace.com/nova-block-2
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:20:38 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:21:51 UTC