Payload LEO
13,000 kg
Assessment
Reusable medium-class rocket in development (carbon-fiber structure, nine Archimedes engines); first flight expected no earlier than late 2026. 13,000 kg to LEO reusable or 15,000 kg in expendable configuration.
Technical data
Height42.8 m
Diameter7 m
Liftoff mass480 t
Liftoff thrust6,600 kN
Stages2
PropellantMethalox
ReusabilityPartially reusable
Lead time–
Provider launch sites
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 (LC-1A & LC-1B)Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3 (LC-3)
Price
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