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RS1

ABL RETIRED
At a glance
Launches
1
Success rate
0%
0 ok · 1 failed
Payload to LEO
1,350 kg
Payload to GTO
400 kg
Manufacturer
Long Wall
Status
Retired
First flight
10 Jan 2023
Reusable
No
Height
26.8 m
Diameter
1.83 m
Launch mass
—
Liftoff thrust
485 kN
Stages
2
Launch cost
$12,000,000
Booster landings
—
About

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.