On Wednesday, Vector launched a block zero-version of its R-rocket for the first time, with a single 5,000-lbf engine instead of the three engines that will come on standard versions of the booster.

WASHINGTON — Vector, one of a number of companies developing small launch vehicles in response to growing small satellite demand, announced June 29 that it closed a $21 million funding round.

Aerospace startup Vector — a US company developing small rockets to send small satellites into orbit — announced on Friday it is pausing operations due “to a significant change in financing ...

Credit: Vector TORONTO — Vector, one of a growing number of companies developing small launch vehicles, plans to carry out its first orbital launch this summer from Alaska.

Vector announced Oct. 19 that it closed a $70 million Series B round to move into full operations of its small launch vehicles it is developing.

The Vector-H would utilize five 25,500 Newton (5,732.6 lbf) engines for its first stage and a single 4,100 Newton (921.7 lbf) engine for its second stage.