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RS1 | Maiden Flight

Long WallLaunch Pad 3C — Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

mission

Name
Maiden Flight
Type
Test Flight
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Weather probability
70% go

This is the first launch of RS1 launch vehicle developed and built by ABL Space Systems. This launch carries two satellites for OmniTeq.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated
Fail reason
RS1 successfully lifted off and flew nominally for 10.85 seconds until RS1's nine E2 engines as well as other systems on the vehicle shut down simultaneously and communications were lost. ABL believes the cause of failure was a fire in the engine bay of the first stage.

vehicle & provider

Rocket
RS1
Variant
1
Provider
Long Wall
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Launch Pad 3C
Location
Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Anchorage