Launch services for small satellites
Aphelion flies satellites from 1 to 300 kg to low Earth orbit on a published monthly manifest. See your price range now, hold a slot this week, and plan your mission around a date that holds.
A simulated count from T minus 10 seconds through liftoff and stage separation. Scrolling advances the sequence.
Drag to orbit
The fairing opens once the second stage reaches your target orbit. Your satellite leaves the dispenser, separation is confirmed on telemetry, and your operations team receives the first orbit data.
Separation at T+55:00, 550 km sun-synchronous (simulated)
A typical rideshare mission to 550 km sun-synchronous orbit. Scroll to step through it. Every number here is simulated for this concept and rounded.
Liftoff from Pad 2
The vehicle clears the tower and rolls onto its southbound heading for a polar orbit.
0 km, 0.00 km/sPeak aerodynamic load on the vehicle. Thrust is eased back through it, then restored.
12 km, 0.46 km/sThe first stage shuts down and drops away. The second stage engine lights for the climb to orbit.
74 km, 2.31 km/sAbove the dense atmosphere the fairing halves open and fall away. Your payload is exposed for the first time.
118 km, 2.95 km/sThe stage coasts on a 210 by 550 km transfer orbit toward the release point.
210 km, 7.88 km/sA short burn at the high point of the transfer orbit rounds it out at your target altitude.
550 km, 7.59 km/sYour satellite is released. Separation confirmation and orbit data go straight to your team.
550 km, 7.59 km/sShare a rocket and pay for the mass you fly, or book the whole vehicle and choose the orbit and the date.
Your satellite flies with others to a shared orbit. You pay for your mass, not the rocket.
The whole vehicle flies for you. You set the altitude, the inclination and the launch window.
Enter the mass and the orbit. The range and the formula update as you type, using only the numbers you enter and the rates shown.
Estimated price range, rideshare
Estimate = billable mass × rate × orbit factor + integration fee
Rates, factors and fees are illustrative for this concept. A signed quote replaces this estimate.
Reserve with this estimateSelect a mission to see its orbit. This manifest is fictional and exists only for this concept site.
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Send the mass, the orbit and the month you need. We hold the slot and reply with a draft launch agreement within two business days.