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Long WallLaunch FailureTest FlightRS1
Launched 2023-01-10 23:27:30 UTCLaunch Pad 3C, Pacific Spaceport Complex, Alaska, USA
RS1 successfully lifted off and flew nominally for 10.85 seconds until RS1's nine E2 engines as well as other systems on the vehicle shut down simultaneously and communications were lost. ABL believes the cause of failure was a fire in the engine bay of the first stage.
From Launch Library 2 · confirmed as a launch failure
Launch failure
Target: Low Earth Orbit
RS1 lifted off with Maiden Flight, but the launch failed.
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Waiting on the Cause
No cause has been given yet. What Long Wall finds will be added here, and to the updates below.
This is the first launch of RS1 launch vehicle developed and built by ABL Space Systems. This launch carries two satellites for OmniTeq.
Long Wall, formerly known as ABL Space Systems is an American company based in El Segundo, California. It used to specialize in launch vehicle and launch systems technology manufacturing using CNC and 3D printing, before leaving the commercial space launch market and pivoting to military applications such as missile systems in November 2024.
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Launch failure: "After liftoff, RS1 experienced an anomaly and shut down prematurely."
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Updating T-0 and weather
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Delayed by a day due to high winds
Nosu
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Go for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Delayed to NET January 9th
Jay
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NET December 14
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NET December 13
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET December 12
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET December 11 LT
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NET December 10 LT
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Launch scrubbed at T-6 minutes.
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New T-0
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Updating T-0
Nosu
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Upper level winds acceptable for an attempt today between 22:00 UTC (December 8) and 01:30 UTC (December 9).
Nosu
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TBD due to weather
SwGustav
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Setting GO
Nosu
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Abort at T-1.75s. Next window opens on December 7th.
Nosu
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Updating T-0
Nosu
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Updating T-0, weather 60% GO
Nosu
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Updating for next target window and setting GO
Nosu
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NET November 20
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NET November 19
Cosmic_Penguin
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Abort at ignition
SwGustav
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Delayed 55 minutes
Jay
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NET November 17
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET late November 16 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
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Scrub during propellant fill
SwGustav
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Updating T-0
SwGustav
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Updating window and setting GO
Nosu
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Revert back to NET November 14 per NOTAMs
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET November 15
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET November 14
Cosmic_Penguin
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Previous air/marine space closure notices for NET October 10 removed pending FAA launch license
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET October 10 per air and marine space closure notices changes
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET September 26
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NET September 19
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NET September 12
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NET September 10
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NET September 8
Cosmic_Penguin
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Moved launch date and time per new airspace closure notices.
Cosmic_Penguin
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NET August 29 per TFR FDC 2/6752
Nosu
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NET September
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Delayed by three months due to an upper stage test incident
Nosu
Height
26.8m
Diameter
1.8m
To low Earth orbit
1,350kg
Liftoff thrust
485kN
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