Skyrora XL
Skyrora
Skyrora XL is a three-stage orbital launch vehicle designed to deliver payloads of up to 315 kg to orbit.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 55,838 kg
- Payload capacity
- 315 kg
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Length
- 22.7 m
- Diameter
- 2.2 m
- Lift-off mass
- 55,838 kg
- Payload mass
- Up to 315 kg
- Propellant
- HTP / kerosene
- Max g-load
- 5 g
- Third stage propulsion
- 1 x LEO engine
- Third stage propellant feed system
- Pressure fed
- Third stage thrust in vacuum
- 3.5 kN
- Third stage ISP in vacuum
- 305s
- Third stage engine features
- Ability to re-ignite multiple times
- First stage propulsion
- 9 x Skyforce engines
- First stage propellant feed system
- Turbopump
- First stage thrust above sea level
- 70 kN
- First stage thrust in vacuum
- 79.7 kN
- First stage ISP at sea level
- 250.24s
- First stage ISP in vacuum
- 284.91s
- Second stage propulsion
- 1 x Skyforce engine
- Second stage thrust in vacuum
- 85 kN
- Second stage propellant feed system
- Turbopump
- Second stage ISP in vacuum
- 306s
About
Skyrora XL is a three-stage orbital launch vehicle. The first stage is powered by 9 Skyforce engines, using a turbopump propellant feed system, and provides 70kN thrust above sea level and 79.7kN in vacuum. The second stage uses 1 Skyforce engine with a turbopump system, delivering 85kN thrust in vacuum. The third stage features 1 LEO engine with a pressure-fed system, providing 3.5kN thrust in vacuum and capable of multiple re-ignitions. The vehicle is designed to be launched from a mobile launch complex, which consists of modular engineering systems that do not exceed standard 40 ft ISO container sizes, allowing for rapid setup and pack-down and launches from interchangeable locations. The payload module is encapsulated and can be assembled standalone from the launch vehicle, consisting of a payload fairing, adapter, and optional dispenser. The fairing is a two-half, 3-layer composite shell with a honeycomb filler and carbon-fiber composite bearing layers, released by push-rod springs at the required altitude.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.