Vector-R
Vector-R (Vector Rapid) is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle under development by the American aerospace company Vector Launch to cover the commercial small satellite launch segment (CubeSats). Vector Launch went bankrupt in December 2019 and re-emerged in October 2020. Two prototypes were launched in 2017.
| Function | Small satellite launch vehicle |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Vector Launch |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Cost per launch | 2–3 million USD |
| Size | |
| Height | 12 m |
| Diameter | 1.2 m |
| Mass | 5,000 kg |
| Stages | 2/3 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to LEO | |
| Mass | 60 kg |
| Payload to SSO | |
| Mass | 26 kg |
| Associated rockets | |
| Family | Vector (rocket family) |
| Derivative work | Vector-H |
| Comparable | Electron, Falcon 1, Firefly Alpha |
| Launch history | |
| Status | Active |
| Launch sites | Mojave Air and Space Port Spaceport Camden Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska (planned) MARS Pad OB (planned) Spaceport Florida Launch Complex 46 (planned) |
| Total launches | 2 |
| Success(es) | 2 |
| Failure(s) | 0 |
| First stage | |
| Diameter | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) |
| Powered by | 3 X Hadley |
| Maximum thrust | 15,000 lbf (67,000 N) |
| Propellant | Kerosene / LOX |
| Second stage | |
| Diameter | .635 m (2 ft 1.0 in) |
| Powered by | 1 X LP-2 |
| Maximum thrust | 1,000 lbf (4,400 N) |
| Burn time | 433 seconds |
| Propellant | Propylene / LOX |
The rocket completed a maiden test flight at low altitude in May 2017. Vector Launch was planning the maiden orbital launch from the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Alaska in 2019, but paused operation in August 2019 due to an uncertain financing situation.
An upgraded version of the Vector-R, called the Vector-H (Heavy), is in development as well.
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