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Duqm-2

MISSION NAMEDuqm-2
LAUNCH VEHICLEKea-1
LAUNCH PERIODJuly, 2025
LAUNCHERStellar Kinetics
VEHICLE TYPEGuided two-stage experimental suborbital vehicle
VEHICLE HEIGHT12 Meters
VEHICLE WEIGHT2 Tonnes
PROPELLANT TYPELiquid Oxygen and Propane
MISSION OBJECTIVETo prove orbital class, complex systems such as stage separation, active guidance, and operating in the Middle Eastern summer, on unprecedented timelines.
STAGE SEPARATION METHODHot Staging
PAYLOAD PARTNER(s)
  1. UK based Joint Universities Programme for In-Orbit Training, Education and Research (JUPITER)
  2. Taiwan based “SIGHT Space”, a student-founded space education initiative from the National Central University.

About the Mission

The Duqm-2 campaign, conducted in July 2025 under Etlaq’s Genesis Program, represents the next step in our partnership with Stellar Kinetics. Although the Kea-1 vehicle did not ignite, the mission safely concluded and delivered valuable insights, validating Etlaq’s integration capabilities, range coordination, and operational systems for future experimental and orbital launches.

Operational Support

Etlaq delivered full ground and range support throughout the campaign, including vehicle integration, pre-launch processing, mission control and safety coordination, demonstrating the spaceport’s ability to manage complex, end-to-end launch operations.

About the Launcher

Stellar Kinetics is a vertically integrated rocket developer and one of Etlaq’s launch partners. Through education, supply chain development, and community initiatives, the company contributes to regional innovation while conducting its suborbital missions from Etlaq’s Genesis launch site in Duqm.

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