RFA One | Maiden Flight
RFA One · SaxaVord Spaceport
2027
Operator file · DE-1045
Rocket Factory Augsburg
Germany · Private · EST. 2018
Rocket Factory Augsburg is a private launch operator based in Germany, founded in 2018. It hasn't flown any launches under its own name. Its next launch is RFA One | Maiden Flight, from Launch Pad Fredo, set for 2027.
SourceLAUNCH LIBRARY 2
Window reaches2039-12-31 00:00:00Z
Page generated2026-11-11 09:18:28Z
Flight record
Launch statistics
NO FLIGHTS
Total launches0
Successful0
Failed0
Success rateNO FLIGHTS FLOWN
Consecutive successes0
Scheduled1
AdministratorCOO: Stefan Brieschenk
Founded2018
These are launches under RFA’s own name in The Space Devs’ Launch Library. They don’t count missions or payloads. A spacecraft that flew on someone else’s rocket counts for the operator that flew it.
Operator or customer
An operator owns the rocket and runs the count, and the launch schedule filters by operator. A customer pays for the mission, supplies the payload and buys the ride. Some organisations are both. Below, RFA is counted in whichever role the current schedule gives it.
Manifest role
LIVE COUNT
Flying as operator1
Named as customer0
Window reaches2039-12-31 00:00:00Z
Scheduled (register total)1
No scheduled flight names RFA with someone else flying it.
How we count it: a scheduled launch counts as a customer flight when this organisation’s name or abbreviation is in the launch name, mission name or programme, and someone else is flying it. We don’t search mission descriptions, and we only see the schedule as far as it goes, which is 2039-12-31 00:00:00Z. So treat both counts as a minimum.
About RFA
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) is a German New Space start-up located in Augsburg. It was founded in 2018 with the mission to build rockets just like cars.
Upcoming launches
The label on each flight says how exact its launch time is. If the date is only known to the month, you’ll see the month and no countdown. A weather go-probability only shows when Launch Library has one for that flight. EveryLaunch doesn’t work it out.
RFA in the archive
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Common questions
- How many launches has Rocket Factory Augsburg flown?
- Rocket Factory Augsburg hasn't flown any launches under its own name. It has 1 scheduled.
- What is Rocket Factory Augsburg's success rate?
- Rocket Factory Augsburg hasn't flown any launches under its own name, so there's no success rate. Showing 0% would wrongly suggest it had failed.
- When is Rocket Factory Augsburg's next launch?
- RFA One | Maiden Flight, set for 2027 from Launch Pad Fredo. Launch Library files only the year, so the date is a placeholder. Launch times are no-earlier-than targets and can move.
- Does Rocket Factory Augsburg fly its own rockets, or buy launches from another operator?
- Rocket Factory Augsburg hasn't flown any launches under its own name. It's the operator on 1 scheduled flight. An operator owns the rocket and runs the count. A customer pays for the mission, supplies the payload and buys the ride. The operator filter on the launch schedule only lists operators, so a well-known agency can own a mission and still not show up there.
- Where is Rocket Factory Augsburg based?
- Germany. Launch Library lists it as a private operator, founded in 2018.