Xodiac VTVL Lander (5th Generation)
Masten Space Systems
Reusable 5th-generation VTVL testbed in service since 2015 with 100+ successful flights — flies payloads on suborbital trajectories powered by the Scimitar engine (1,200 lbf).
Technical specifications
- Generation
- 5th-generation VTVL vehicle
- In service since
- 2015
- Flight record
- 100+ successful flights
- Main engine
- Scimitar — 1,200 lbf thrust, LOX/Isopropyl Alcohol
- Engine operation time
- 35,000+ seconds cumulative
About
Xodiac is Masten’s 5th-generation reusable vertical takeoff/vertical landing rocket, in service since 2015 with over 100 successful flights. It routinely flies payloads on suborbital trajectories to reduce mission risk and provide truth data to technology developers. Fully reusable, Xodiac can fly multiple times per day supported by a small, agile team, and is used to routinely test precision landing and hazard-avoidance technologies. It is powered by the Scimitar main engine, which has accumulated 35,000+ seconds of cumulative operation.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
