The company's RS1 rocket just completed a fueling test on the pad.
Such updates are relatively rare. ABL doesn't tweet very often or do much other public self-promotion; it hasn't even told us what"ABL" stands for. It is clear, however, that the smallsat launch provider has big plans.
ABL boasts a portable ground operations system and launch vehicle that all pack into a handful of easy-to-transport shipping containers. The company's RS1 rocket is capable of launching up to 2,975 pounds to low Earth orbit , and thanks to the whole system's hyper-portability, can be deployed from nearly anywhere on the planet with a big enough flat concrete pad, according toABL appears to do almost everything in-house.
ABL Space Systems is headquartered in El Segundo, California, where much of its design and manufacturing take place alongside assemblies and system integrations. The company operates two facilities in the Mojave Desert — one at Edwards Air Force Base and the other at the Mojave Air and Space Port. ABL's Mojave Desert facilities focus on research and development, as well as engine and equipment testing.
ABL's RS1 rocket stands 88 feet tall, and is powered by nine of the company's E2 engines in its first stage and a singular E2 in its second. ABL describes the E2 rocket engine as"intentionally boring." The E2 is built, in part, using components that ABL produces in-house and is fueled by a choice combo of liquid oxygen and either RP-1 or Jet-A, which are both widely available forms of kerosene fuel. ABL is charging $12 million per RS1 launch.
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