Vector-R
| Function | Smallsat Launch Vehicle |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Vector Space Systems |
| 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 | 50 kg |
| Launch history | |
| Status | In Development |
| Launch sites | Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska |
| First stage | |
| Diameter | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) |
| Engines | 3 |
| Thrust | 25 kN (5,600 lbf) |
| Burn time | 143 seconds |
| Fuel | Propylene / LOX |
| Second stage | |
| Diameter | .635 m (2 ft 1.0 in) |
| Engines | 1 |
| Thrust | 3.7 kN (830 lbf) |
| Burn time | 433 seconds |
| Fuel | Propylene / LOX |
Vector-R (renamed from Wolverine) is a smallsat launch vehicle designed and planned to be launched by Vector Space Systems. The launch vehicle's first stage will be powered by three LOX/Propylene engines, each capable of delivering 25,000 Newtons of force, and will be made of a composite structure. Vector Space Systems is aiming the rocket at a launch cadence of 100 vehicles per year.
The rocket completed a first test flight at low altitude in May 2017. As of 2017[update] Vector Space plans to use the LC-46 launch site in Florida for the Vector-R rocket starting in 2018. Additionally Vector Space investigates adding more minimal infrastructure launch pads either located on land in the USA, or to launch the rocket from barges on the ocean.
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