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RS1

Both stages of the RS1 rocket are powered by ABL's E2 rocket engine with nine in the first stage and one in the second stage. The engines use liquid oxygen (LOX) as an oxidizer and can use either RP-1 or Jet-A as fuel.

The containerized RS1 launch system and rocket can be deployed to and launched from a suitably flat site, the main requirements being access for trucks capable of carrying ISO containers (for the RS1 first stage), and a flat concrete pad.

Missions: 1
Successes: 0
Partial Failures: 0
Failures: 1
Success Streak: 0
Success Rate: 0%
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Configurations

RS1 Block 1
Image Credit: ABL Space Systems
ABL SS
Status: Retired
Price: $12.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 485 kN
Payload to LEO: 1,350 kg
Payload to GTO: 320 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 26.8 m
Fairing Diameter: 2.0 m
RS1 Block 2
Image Credit: ABL Space Systems
ABL SS
Status: Planned
Price: $12.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 582 kN
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Fairing Diameter: 2.0 m

Launch Sites

SaxaVord Spaceport, Shetland Space Centre, United Kingdom
LP-3B, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak, Alaska, USA
LP-3C, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak, Alaska, USA
LC-15, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
SLC-46, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
SLC-576E, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA

Launches

ABL SS
RS1 Block 1 | DEMO-1 (Test Launch)
Tue Jan 10, 2023 23:27 UTC
LP-3C, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak, Alaska, USA