Deep Blue Nebula

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2027
First Flight : October 2021
Total Production : ?

The Nebula is a reusable space launch vehicle family intended to carry payloads into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and burning a combination of liquid oxygen (LOx) and kerosene. These rockets feature two stages with the first one being reusable. Deep Blue Aerospace, a private company, designed and produces the Nebula space rockets.

Model	Status	Year	Produced
Nebula-1	Under Development	2027	?
Nebula-2	Under Development	2032	?

Nebula-1

Group : Space Launch Systems
Status : Under Development
Origin : China
Contractor : Deep Blue Aerospace
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2027
First Flight : October 2021
Total Production : ?

The Nebula-1 space launch vehicle has been designed to carry a payload of 2 tons (short height prototype) or 8 tons into LEO. The first stage is powered by nine Thunder R1 engines and the second stage is powered by a single Thunder R1 engine. The first launch was carried out in October 2021. The Nebula-1 rocket is expected to carry out commercial suborbital flights starting in 2027.

Operators

Country	Status	State	Notes
China	Planned	?

Specifications

		Notes
Number of Stages	2
Dimensions
Rocket Diameter	3.4 meter
Mass
Max Lift-off Thrust	200 ton
Payload to LEO	8,000 kilogram

Gear


Rocket Engines
	10

Nebula-2

Group : Space Launch Systems
Status : Under Development
Origin : China
Contractor : Deep Blue Aerospace
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2032
First Flight : 2026
Total Production : ?

The Nebula-2 space launch vehicle has been designed to carry a payload of 25 tons into LEO. The first stage is powered by 11 Super Thunder engines and the second stage is powered by a single Super Thunder engine. The first launch is expected to be carried out in late 2025 or within 2026. The Nebula-2 rocket is expected to carry payloads into LEO in the early 2030s.

Operators

Country	Status	State	Notes
China	Planned	?

Specifications

		Notes
Number of Stages	2
Dimensions
Rocket Diameter	5 meter
Mass
Max Lift-off Thrust	660 ton
Payload to LEO	25,000 kilogram

Gear


Rocket Engines
	12

News

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Photo Gallery

October 2024

Deep Blue Aerospace Nebula-2 space rocket

This photo shows the reusable rocket Nebula-1 blasting off during a high-altitude vertical recovery flight test in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, September 22, 2024

Deep Blue Aerospace Nebula-1 space rocket

Notes

^* Prime Contractor
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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