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Scottish space company hails successful ‘hot fire’ test of rocket engine
The 45-second hot-fire test was designed to validate systems and collect performance data for Skyrora XL before future satellite launches.
- In recent weeks, Scottish space company Skyrora conducted a 45-second "hot fire" test of a scaled-down rocket engine at Machrihanish, Argyll and Bute, producing a column of fire and billowing smoke.
- The test validates systems for Skyrora's three-stage rocket, designed to stand 23-metres tall and carry a payload of up to 315 kg of satellites into low Earth orbit.
- Skyrora Chief Operating Officer Jack James Marlow said, "This scaled-down system lets us test and validate the technology, subsystems and components together," before scaling up to the full vehicle.
- Conducted at Machrihanish, a former Royal Air Force station and NATO base, the test supports sovereign launch goals outlined in the Space Strategy and Defence Investment Plan.
- Ultimately, Skyrora aims to launch its 23-metre rocket approximately eight times annually, capitalizing on burgeoning global demand for small satellite launches.
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Skyrora Hot-Fires Scaled-Down Orbital Vehicle for 45 Seconds in Scotland
Hear from the experts shaping additive manufacturing software. Join 3D Printing Industry on 22 October for AMA: Software 2026, featuring exclusive presentations, panels and live Q&A! UK launch services company Skyrora has completed a 45-second static hot-fire test of a scaled-down version of its Skyrora XL orbital launch vehicle. The test took place at Machrihanish,…
Skyrora hot fires scaled-down orbital rocket in Scotland
Skyrora has completed a 45-second static hot-fire test of a scaled-down version of its Skyrora XL rocket at Machrihanish in Scotland. The post Skyrora hot fires scaled-down orbital rocket in Scotland first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
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