Launcher

Blue Whale 1

A two-stage methalox dedicated smallsat launcher with the ability for first-stage re-usability built-in to the design.

Launcher Info

Status
Prototype
Maximum Performance
Micro-Lift
Type
Rocket Launcher
Reusability

Launcher Cofigurations

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Additional Background

Would provide 170kg to Sun-Synchronous Orbit or 150kg to Low-Earth Orbit. The first-stage uses an arrangement of nine Blue 1S engines, while the second-stage uses a single Skyblue engine.

First launch has been pushed back several times, wtih the current plan for early-2024.

Launches From

Perigee Aerospace
Planned
Sweden
Perigee Aerospace
Planned
South Korea

Engines

Perigee Aerospace
Under Development
Liquid
Methane
Oxygen
Perigee Aerospace
Under Development
Liquid
Methane
Oxygen

Common Payloads

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Company

Privately-Held
Active Business

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Blue Whale 1 Standard
Configuration Service Status
Under Development
Mass to LEO Classification
Micro-Lift
Performance
Orbit
Mass to Orbit (kg)
Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)
150
No Data
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
No Data
Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
No Data
Geostationary Orbit (GSO)
No Data
Lunar Transfer Orbit (LTO)
No Data
Mars Transfer Orbit (MTO)
No Data
Specs
Orbit
Mass to Orbit (kg)
Length
No Data
Diameter
No Data
Dry Mass
No Data
Pressurized Volume
No Data
No detailed launcher stage information is available.