ESA Themis Demonstrator T1H-1

Name: ESA Themis Demonstrator T1H-1
Start: 2026-12-31T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 3B

Themis Demonstrator

Status

TBD

Date

31 DEC 2026

00:00

Launch Provider

European Space Agency

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 3B

Esrange Space Center

Mission Overview

First low-altitude hop test of a Themis demonstrator, with a targeted altitude up to 100 m.

Rocket

Themis Demonstrator

Mission Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Suborbital

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Themis is an ESA rocket prototype – a flagship European demonstrator for low-cost rocket recovery and reuse technologies. Powered by the reusable, methane-fuelled engine Prometheus, it is developed with ArianeGroup as prime contractor and building on decades of European research and experience in rocketry and space operations, Themis is designed to launch, land vertically and live on for another mission.

Height

28 m

Diameter

3.5 m

Launch Mass

170 T

Thrust

980 kN