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Cowboy Space unveils Big Iron launch vehicle architecture

Revealed 28 October 2026, the heavy lift rocket is rated for over 15,000 kg to sun-synchronous orbit.

Luisa Marconi
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SAN CARLOS, USA, Oct. 28, 2026 - Cowboy Space Corporation has publicly unveiled the architecture for its Big Iron launch vehicle.[1] The rocket is designed to carry more than 15,000 kg of payload to sun-synchronous orbit per launch.[2] Space Nugget. Sun-synchronous orbit is a standard orbital regime used for remote sensing, data relay and orbital infrastructure. Satellites in this orbit pass over every ground location at the same local solar time on each pass.
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  1. On 2026-10-28, Cowboy Space Corporation publicly unveiled the architecture for its Big Iron launch vehicle. · HPCwire
  2. The Big Iron rocket is designed to carry more than 15,000 kg of payload to sun-synchronous orbit per launch. · HPCwire
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