RFA One — Rideshare & Dedicated SmallSat Launch to SSO
Rocket Factory Augsburg
RFA One offers precise, flexible, and low-cost launch services for small satellites, utilizing the RFA ONE rocket and a Redshift flexible third stage for last-mile delivery.
Specifications
- Price
- Contact for quote
- Max payload mass
- 1300 kg
- Lead time
- 365 days
- Form factor
- SmallSat 100–200 kg, SmallSat 200–500 kg, SmallSat 500–1000 kg
- Orbit
- Geostationary Transfer Orbit, Low Earth Orbit
- Launch site
- Norway
About this service
RFA One provides precise, flexible, and low-cost launch services for small satellites. The service utilizes the RFA ONE rocket, which is built for low costs through serial production. It features the revolutionary Helix staged combustion engine. A Redshift flexible third stage (also referred to as Redshift OTV or orbital stage) provides a ‘last-mile delivery service’ to position payloads exactly where desired, supporting any mission profile from LEO to GTO and beyond. The company aims to democratize access to space. Hot fire campaigns for the first stage at SaxaVord Spaceport, involving four Helix engines, and a full upper-stage test with a Helix engine achieving a 280-second flight duration, indicate the RFA ONE upper stage is ready to fly and the company is on track for its first launch.