Themis Demonstrator

Built & Operated By
ArianeGroup
Commercial · founded 2015
About
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.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
28 m
Diameter
3.5 m
Launch Mass
170 T
Thrust
980 kN
Stages
1
Configuration
Reusable
Launch Record
Total Launches
0
Successful
0
Failed
0
Upcoming
1
Performance
Apogee
20 km