KESTREL
The workhorse of the rideshare line. Kestrel has flown 71 missions with a single anomaly-free streak of 64. Nine VX-9 methalox engines on stage one, full first-stage reuse with return-to-launch-site landing, and a 14-day pad turnaround.
- Payload to SSO1,450 kg @ 550 km
- Height / Diameter34.2 m / 2.4 m
- Stage 1 thrust980 kN sea level
- Fairing volume11.6 m³ usable
- ReuseRTLS · 14-day turnaround