Daedalus
A heat-shielded probe that will fly closer to the Sun than anything people have built, then send everything it learns back home. Everything else we build gets us there.
A heat-shielded probe that will fly closer to the Sun than anything people have built, then send everything it learns back home. Everything else we build gets us there.
Why we built it
Daedalus started with a simple brief from our customers: fewer compromises between cost, schedule and the orbit they actually need. Every design decision traces back to that brief.
How it flies
Each flight is planned with the customer from integration to separation, with live telemetry shared throughout. Specifications on this page are illustrative and belong to a fictional company created for this template.
Ways to fly
Fly on it.
Share a ride on Meridian, book a dedicated Kestrel, or let Sparrow deliver you to your exact orbit after separation.
Rideshare
Meridian
$5,800
per kg to SSO
✓
Scheduled missions every quarter
✓
Standard ports from 50 to 830 kg
✓
Integration at Cape Varra
✓
Live telemetry to separation
Dedicated
Most booked
Kestrel-1
$9.5M
per launch
✓
Your orbit, your launch date
✓
Up to 305 kg to SSO
✓
Rapid call-up from 8 weeks
✓
Mission-unique fairing options
Last mile
Sparrow
$1.2M
per payload, add-on
✓
Deploys to your altitude and plane
✓
Up to 6 payloads per mission
✓
1,200 m/s of delta-v
✓
Hosted payload options
Mission enquiries
Tell us where you need to go.
Share your payload, target orbit and timing. A mission manager will come back within two business days with options and a quote.
Request a launch
ICARUS
Launchers, capsules and satellites today. The Sun tomorrow. Designed, built and flown by one team at Cape Varra.
© 2026 Icarus Aerospace
Icarus Aerospace is a fictional company created for this template. Vehicles and specifications are illustrative.