Invocon X-64

The designation X-64A was allocated in April 2022 to a demonstrator for AFRL's ARISE (Aerospike Rocket Integration and Suborbital Experiment) program. For some background information on ARISE, see article about ABL Space Systems X-63. The X-64A is to be built by a team consisting of Invocon Inc. (lead), KT Engineering and Troy7 Inc.

Image: AFRL		Photo: Invocon
Left: X-64A, Right: X-63A		X-64A (3D-printed model)

Only little public information about the X-64A is available. According to Invocon's press release about the contract award, the vehicle is apparently recoverable, landing on a gear of four "legs", which function as stabilizing fins during flight and presumably rotate downward before landing. The vehicle has a height of about 12 m (40 ft), with a diameter of about 2.4 m (8 ft). The status and progress of the X-64A program at the time of this writing is unknown.

Specifications

Detailed physical characteristics of the X-64A are not yet available.

Main Sources

[1] AFRL: ARISE and Fly
[2] AFRL: AFRL’s Rocket Lab Past, Present and Future
[3] Wright-Patternson AFB: AFRL awards agreements under Aerospike Rocket Integration and Sub-orbital Experiment (ARISE) program
[4] Invocon: U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) awards ARISE program

Back to Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles, Appendix 4

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Last Updated: 11 August 2024