Maiden Flight

Name: Eris-1 · Maiden Flight
Start: 2025-07-29T22:35:00Z
Location: Bowen Orbital Spaceport

Eris-1, flown by Gilmour Space Technologies

Eris-1 lifting off with the Maiden Flight mission — Image via The Space Devs.

This was Gilmour Space Technologies' first launch.

Counting every operator, it was the 165th orbital launch attempt anywhere in 2025, and the first from Eris Pad.

Launched: Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 10:35 p.m. UTC
Window: Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 9:30 p.m. to Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 7:30 a.m. UTC
Launch site: Bowen Orbital Spaceport
Rocket: Eris Block 1
Operator: Gilmour Space Technologies
Failure: Rocket never developed sufficient thrust, ascended for about 50 meters before flying sideways and fall back near the pad.

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The mission

Maiden flight of Gilmour Space's orbital launch vehicle Eris.

Type: Test flight
Destination: Low Earth orbit

The rocket

Eris is a 3 stage orbital launch vehicle designed to deliver up to 305kg into a low earth orbit.

Height: 25 m
Built by: Gilmour Space Technologies
First flew: July 29, 2025
Lifts to low Earth orbit: 305 kg

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Diameter: 2 m
Stages: 3

One flight so far, which failed.

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The operator

Gilmour Space Technologies

Gilmour Space Technologies is a venture-funded Australian space company headquartered in Queensland, Australia that is developing hybrid-engine rockets and associated technology to support the development of a low-cost space launch vehicle.

Sector: Private
Based in: Australia
Founded: 2013
Run by: Adam Gilmour, CEO

1 launches so far, 0 of them successful.

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The launch site

It went up from Eris Pad at Bowen Orbital Spaceport.

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