Orbex

Orbital Express Launch Ltd.
Company typeCommercial launch services
IndustryAerospace
Founded2015
FounderChris Larmour, Kristian von Bengtson
Headquarters,
Scotland, United Kingdom[1]
Key people
Chris Larmour (CEO until 2023)[1]
ProductsPrime launch vehicle
Number of employees
170[2] (2024)
Websiteorbex.space

Orbital Express Launch Ltd., or Orbex, is a United Kingdom-based[3] aerospace company that is developing a small commercial orbital rocket called Prime. Orbex is headquartered in Forres, Moray, in Scotland and has subsidiaries in Denmark and Germany. Its future launch complex, Sutherland spaceport, is being built on the A' Mhòine peninsula in the county of Sutherland, northern Scotland.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Foust July2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Dorsey, Kristy (1 May 2024). "New Orbex chief hints at Sutherland launch next year". The Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ wearefathom.com, Fathom-. "Orbex". orbex.space. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
  4. ^ Clark, Stephen (8 May 2023). "Start of construction paves way for first UK mainland vertical launch". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

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