RPS Orbital Transfer Vehicle (Lunar Transfer)
Rocket Propulsion Systems (RPS)
Centurion-powered OTV performing ballistic lunar transfers from LEO parking orbit to NRHO.
Technical specifications
- Propellants
- cryogenic LOX/methane
- Starting orbit
- 185 km LEO parking orbit
- Target orbit
- Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO)
- Transfer type
- Ballistic Lunar Transfer
About
This variant of the RPS orbital transfer vehicle platform is configured to perform a Ballistic Lunar Transfer, departing from a 185km LEO parking orbit and delivering payloads to a Near-Rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) around the Moon. It uses the same cryogenic LOX/methane Centurion propulsion core as the company’s LEO-to-MEO/GEO transfer vehicle, extending the reach of rideshare-launched payloads to cislunar space.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
