Nova — Medium-Lift Launch to LEO
Stoke Space
Nova is a medium-lift rocket designed for full reuse — 2,500 kg to LEO on Nova Pathfinder, 15,000 kg on the fully reusable Nova Block 2.
Specifications
- Price
- TBD (reusable)
- Max payload mass
- 2500 kg
- Lead time
- 540 days
- Form factor
- MediumSat 1000–2000 kg
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch site
- United States
About this service
Nova is a medium-lift launch vehicle built for full and rapid reuse, offering affordable access to, through, and from space. Nova Pathfinder, the first flight configuration, carries 2,500 kg to LEO; Nova Block 2 is planned as 100% reusable with 15,000 kg to LEO. Stoke aims at a 20x reduction in cost to orbit through full reusability. The service includes a reusable upper-stage vehicle that provides on-demand access to any orbit at any time, enabling dynamic space operations such as capture, reposition, long-dwell operations, and return of assets, as well as space cargo and logistics missions. The company emphasizes full reusability built in from the start and aims to slash atmospheric impact by 98% compared to current rockets.