Meet Daytona III
Booking Launches for 2028
MASS TO LOW EARTH ORBIT
LIFTOFF THRUST OF DAYTONA III LAUNCH VEHICLE
Daytona III
Specifications
PAYLOAD TO 500 km CIRCULAR SUN SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT: 816 kg (1,800 lb)
21.2 m (69.5 ft)
HEIGHT
2 m (6.5 ft)
DIAMETER
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Daytona III increases lift capacity to 2,000 lbs to LEO by adding a second Ripley engine to the first stage. Daytona III is capable of reliable transport of satellites and other space cargo into Earth orbit and beyond. A variety of payload fairing designs provides options for customer needs. Daytona III becomes the foundation for recovery and reuse operations.
Payload
The fairing is designed to protect satellites and spacecraft on their way to orbit. We support a wide variety of payloads, from cube sats to ESPA class satellites or any other custom spacecraft. Several payload fairing designs are available to meet customer needs.
Height
4.3 m / 14.1 ft
Diameter
2.3 m / 7.5 ft
First Stage
The first stage utilizes Ripley x 2 engines to power the first part of the journey into space.
Diameter
2 m / 6.5 ft
Thrust
444 kN / 100,000 lbf
Second Stage
Shortly after first stage separation, the second stage ignites to bring Daytona into orbit. The second stage uses a single vacuum-optimized Hadley engine, and contains the avionics and all necessary computing required to travel to, through, and back from space.
Diameter
2 m / 6.5 ft
Thrust
28.8 kN / 6470 lbf
1st Stage Engine
The Ripley engines developed by Ursa Major are pump-fed ultra-high efficiency 3D printed rocket engines.
The engines use liquid oxygen (LOX) and rocket propellant-1 (RP-1) as fuel.
Propellant
LOX / RP-1
Sea Level Thrust
222 kN / 50,000 lbf
2nd Stage Engine
The Hadley, developed by Ursa Major, is a pump-fed, ultra-high-efficiency, 3D-printed rocket engine fueled by liquid oxygen (LOX) and rocket propellant (RP-1).
Propellant
LOX / RP-1
Sea Level Thrust
26.4 kN / 5930 lbf
Vacuum Thrust
28.8 kN / 6470 lbf
