RPS Small Launch Vehicle
Rocket Propulsion Systems (RPS)
Reusable small satellite launch vehicle targeting 180kg to 700km LEO.
Technical specifications
- Engine configuration
- 6+1 Centurion engines
- Payload to 700km LEO
- 180 kg
- Estimated cost (new)
- $1.5-2M
- Estimated cost (reused)
- $0.5M
- Target cost per kg
- < $15,000/kg
About
The RPS Small Launch Vehicle is a reusable orbital launch vehicle configuration using a seven-engine Centurion arrangement (six-engine booster plus a single vacuum-optimized upper-stage engine) to deliver small satellite payloads to low Earth orbit. The vehicle targets a launch cost below $15,000 per kilogram by reusing its Centurion engine cores, positioning it as a low-cost dedicated and rideshare launch option for the smallsat market.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
