Home / Rockets / Nebula-1 Nebula-1 is a reusable launch vehicle built by Deep Blue Aerospace. It stands 35.0 m tall, lifts 2,000 kg to low Earth orbit. It hasn't flown yet. Its next flight is Nebula-1 | Demo Flight for Deep Blue Aerospace, no earlier than 2026.
Specification Vehicle spec sheet OPS-12/SPEC ON FILE
Height 35.0 m
Diameter 3.4 m
Payload to LEO 2,000 kg
Payload to GTO NOT ON FILE
Maiden flight NOT ON FILE
Reusable Yes, stage recovery
Launch cost NOT ON FILE
Status IN SERVICE
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record Reliability OPS-12/STAT NO FLIGHTS
Total flights 0
Successful 0
Failed 0
Success rate NO DATA
Landing attempts 0
Landing success N/A
Scheduled 1
Upcoming flights Deep Blue Aerospace · Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
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Common questions
How many times has Nebula-1 flown? Nebula-1 hasn't flown yet, but 1 flights are scheduled.
What is Nebula-1's success rate? Nebula-1 hasn't flown, so there's no success rate yet.
When is the next Nebula-1 launch? Nebula-1 | Demo Flight, flown by Deep Blue Aerospace. It's set for no earlier than 2026 from Land Launch Pad 1.
How much can Nebula-1 lift to orbit? Launch Library 2 lists Nebula-1 at 2,000 kg to low Earth orbit.
Is Nebula-1 reusable? Yes. Launch Library 2 lists Nebula-1 as reusable. On most reusable rockets that's the first stage, not the whole rocket. External references OPS-12/REF OFF-SITE
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