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Our Vehicle
Orbex Prime
Our team of aerospace engineers have completely re-thought and re-designed the launch vehicle, from avionics and software to structures and propulsion.
We use a wide range of advanced materials and techniques to create each launch vehicle, including the use of additive manufacturing for the majority of the propulsion subsystem and carbon fibre / graphene composites for the main structures and tanks.
Orbex Prime
Payload capability
Up to
200kg
Height
19m
Diameter
1.45m
Fuel
BioLPG
No. of stages
2
No. of engines
7
Our team of aerospace engineers have completely re-thought and re-designed the launch vehicle, from avionics and software to structures and propulsion.
We use a wide range of advanced materials and techniques to create each launch vehicle, including the use of additive manufacturing for the majority of the propulsion subsystem and carbon fibre / graphene composites for the main structures and tanks.
Orbex Prime
Payload capability
Up to
200kg
Height
19m
Diameter
1.45m
Fuel
BioLPG
No. of stages
2
No. of engines
7
What makes Orbex Prime unique?
Low carbon fuel
The use of a renewable, bio-propane fuel that cuts carbon emissions by 90% compared to old-fashioned hydrocarbons
Modern architecture
A novel architecture that saves around 30% of inert mass increasing efficiency by 20%
3D Printed Engine
Lightweight, high performance 3D printed rocket engines, uniquely manufactured in a single piece, without joins
Smart ignition
A redundant ignition system with no moving parts or electrics for on-orbit re-start and circularisation
Innovative turbo-pumps
Independent low-temperature turbo-pumps driving each stage 1 engine
Flight proven GNC
Flight-proven guidance, navigation and control (GNC) algorithms
Designed to be re-usable
The rocket is designed to be re-useable - when it returns to Earth, what does not burn up harmlessly in the atmosphere will be recovered and re-used
Our technology
Find out more about the technology innovations that underpin our launch vehicle and our testing programme
Orbex Prime is a remarkable feat of engineering from a British rocket company, pioneering more sustainable and innovative fuels that cut carbon emissions.
UK Science Minister