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RS1: Maiden Flight

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

Failure: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.
Tuesday, 10 January 2023
RS1: Maiden Flight

Mission Data

Long Wall
🇺🇸Long WallEst. 2017
Launch VehicleRS1
Vehicle Record0 of 1 launches (0%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record0 successes / 1 failures (0%)
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadLaunch Pad 3C
Location🇺🇸 Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#6
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad1
Launches From This Site9
Status Note

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

About RS1

2 stage launch vehicle developed by ABL Space Systems using their E2 RP-1/LOX rocket engine. Nine engines are used in the first stage and one in the second stage. The RS1 is designed to be deployed and launched from any suitably flat site using a containerized launch system transported by trucks.

Launch updates

  1. Launch failure: "After liftoff, RS1 experienced an anomaly and shut down prematurely."

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  2. Updating T-0

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  3. Updating T-0 and weather

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  4. Delayed by a day due to high winds

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  5. Go for launch.

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  6. Delayed to NET January 9th

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  7. NET December 14

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  8. NET December 13

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  9. NET December 12

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  10. NET December 11 LT

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Launch Site

Launch Pad 3C · 57.4312°N 152.3507°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.