Vector-H

Vector-H
FunctionSmallsat launcher
ManufacturerVector Launch
Country of originUnited States
Cost per launch3.5-4.5 Million USD
Size
Height19.5 m (64 ft)
Diameter1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Mass11,910 kg (26,260 lb)
Stages2/3
Capacity
Payload to LEO
Mass290 kg (640 lb)
Payload to SSO
Mass95 kg (209 lb)[1]
Associated rockets
FamilyVector (rocket family)
ComparableElectron, Falcon 1, Firefly Alpha, Prime, Miura 5
Launch history
StatusCanceled
Launch sitesPacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska (planned)
Spaceport Camden (planned)
Spaceport Florida Launch Complex 46 (planned)
First stage
Diameter1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Powered by6 x LP-1
Maximum thrust39,336 lbf (174,980 N)
PropellantPropylene / LOX
Second stage
Diameter1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Powered by1 X LP-3
Maximum thrust1,135 lbf (5,050 N)
PropellantPropylene / LOX
Third stage
Diameter1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
PropellantSolid fuel

Vector-H (Vector Heavy)[1] was a planned two-stage or three-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle in development by the American aerospace company Vector Launch to cover the commercial small satellite launch segment (CubeSats). It was planned to be an expanded version of the Vector-R rocket, more than doubling the payload capacity. After Vector Launch ceased operations in December 2019, the future development of the rocket is unofficially canceled.

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