Name

Advanced Rocket Technologies

Legal name

Advanced Rocket Technologies Ltd.

Website

https://art-tech.space

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Space Launch Services

NAICS

Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing (336414), Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing (336415)

SIC

Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts (3760)

akta.pro primary industry

Launch Vehicles & Orbital Rockets (IMABACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rocket Engines (Solid) (IMABADAF), Spacecraft & Satellites (Civil/Commercial) (IMABACAB)

Keywords

• Reusable launch vehicles
• Space launch services
• Aerospace education
• Cube satellite kits
• Orbital launch vehicles

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Launch Services: Developing the Middle East's inaugural launch service through a comprehensive three-phase development plan: Prototype, Suborbital, and Orbital. Revenue from providing launch services to space agencies and commercial customers.
2. Educational Services - A.R.T Academy: Providing space educational programs including courses on rocketry, spacecraft systems, orbital mechanics, and systems thinking. Courses offered at various price points (£65-£180 per seat) through online live sessions.
3. Race 2 Space Oman Competition: Educational and technical initiative delivered in collaboration with Race 2 Space and supported by Oman's National Space Program, providing pathways for students to design, build, and fly high-altitude rockets
4. Cube Satellite Kits: Ready-to-fly cube satellite kits available for purchase through A.R.T Academy

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Advanced Rocket Technologies is developing reusable rockets and providing low-cost, sovereign launch services for the Middle East and Africa, with the company's Horus 4 prototype as the first step in a three-phase roadmap (prototype, suborbital, orbital). Alongside launch services, the company operates A.R.T Academy, an educational platform offering space engineering courses (rocket systems, orbital mechanics, AI in space, etc.), Cube Satellite Kits, and the Race 2 Space Oman student rocketry initiative, delivered from a UK base with a regional hub in Muscat, Oman, and launch operations planned from Etlaq Spaceport, Duqm.

Product overview

Advanced Rocket Technologies (A.R.T) is a private space launch provider and exploration company operating in the Middle East and Africa, founded in 2022. The company offers a three-phase rocket development roadmap: Phase 1 (Horus 4 prototype with ~75m altitude), Phase 2 (suborbital rocket), and Phase 3 (orbital rocket). Supporting the launch services is A.R.T Academy, an educational platform offering space courses including Rocketry Introduction, Spacecraft Structure, Spacecraft Systems, Orbital Mechanics, Systems Thinking, AI in Space, and New Space Economy courses, along with Cube Satellite Kits and the Race 2 Space Oman initiative for student rocketry competitions. The company also develops AI-powered rocket technologies for predictive maintenance and autonomous navigation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• A.R.T Academy: Space educational services offering affordable and advanced space educational programs with hands-on experience opportunities for the next generation of space engineers and corporates.

Products and services

• Horus 4 Reusable Prototype Rocket Reusable prototype rocket (Phase 1 of the roadmap) with Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC), Thrust Vector Control (TVC), closed control loop, live tracking ground station, and propulsive landing recovery system. Total thrust ~155N, max altitude ~75m, max velocity ~24 m/s using solid motors. Named Unity-1 for its inaugural test launch attempt.
• Suborbital Rocket (Phase 2) Phase 2 suborbital rocket in A.R.T's three-phase launch roadmap, intended to serve as a test bed for technology and operations prior to the orbital vehicle.
• Orbital Rocket (Phase 3) Phase 3 orbital rocket in A.R.T's three-phase launch roadmap, designed to leverage lessons from the Horus 4 prototype and suborbital phase to deliver reliable and cost-effective orbital space access for MENA customers.
• A.R.T Academy Educational platform offering affordable and advanced space engineering programs with hands-on experience for students and corporates, delivered via online live sessions and self-paced content. Includes Rocketry Introduction, Spacecraft Structure, Spacecraft Systems, Orbital Mechanics, Systems Thinking, AI in Space, and New Space Economy courses, plus Cube Satellite Kits.
• Race 2 Space Oman Educational and technical initiative offering students across Oman and MENA a pathway from theory to launchpad, including rocketry clubs, rocket-design competitions, and hands-on high-altitude rocket building.
• Cube Satellite Kits Ready-to-fly Cube Satellite Kits providing hands-on experience with space-grade hardware for university students and learners, sold via the A.R.T Academy storefront.
• Rocketry Introduction Course Course covering rocket fundamentals, propulsion systems, GNC systems, and model rocket design using OpenRocket software, including a hands-on rocket engineering design project. Publicly listed at £75.00 (original price £125.00).
• Spacecraft Structure Course (Arabic) Arabic-language course covering design and analysis methods for spacecraft frames and components, including material selection, stress calculations, vibration analysis, and thermodynamics rules. Publicly listed at £65.00 (original price £100.00).
• Spacecraft Systems Course Course covering spacecraft fundamentals including attitude and orbital control, payload systems, communication systems, power systems, and thermal systems. Price not publicly listed.
• Orbital Mechanics Course (Arabic) Arabic-language course on orbital dynamics covering coordinate transformation, orbital maneuvers, rendezvous, orbit perturbation, and hands-on projects using Systems Toolkit (STK) software. Price not publicly listed.
• Systems Thinking Course Course on systems approach to autonomous systems design covering subsystem identification, design and mission coupling, and disciplined thinking processes. Price not publicly listed.
• AI in Space Course Advanced course on AI and Machine Learning integration in aerospace systems, including aircraft, satellites, and rocket technologies. Covers intelligent decision-making, autonomous navigation, predictive analytics, and trajectory optimization, with programming in Python and reinforcement learning. Publicly listed at £140.00 (original price £200.00).
• New Space Economy Course Course covering the business and economic aspects of the new space economy, market landscape, policy and strategy, and commercialization opportunities. Publicly listed at £180.00 (original price £250.00).

Quantifiable outcome

• 380+ Academy beneficiaries trained in space engineering
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Al Hussein Technical University (HTU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 October 2025MoU signed to boost space research projects in Jordan. Partnership focuses on advancing space education and research collaboration between ART and HTU in Jordan.
• SpacePoint (UAE)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025MOU signed for first sub-orbital payload with UAE-based company SpacePoint. Collaboration to boost space education in MENA and provide first payload customer.
• Race 2 Space (UK)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2025MOU signed for educational space initiative collaboration. Race 2 Space program brought to Oman and MENA region through this partnership.
• Etlaq SpaceportcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunch partner for Horus 4 from Etlaq Spaceport in Duqm, Oman. Supporting Race 2 Space Oman initiative as institutional partner.
• KSF SPACEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Fadaa educational program (predecessor to A.R.T Academy); sponsor for Horus 4 rocket development and launch.
• Oman's National Space ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner supporting Race 2 Space Oman initiative; national space vision alignment for building Omani space capabilities.
• Falcon Flying GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAerospace partner listed in A.R.T ecosystem of partners supporting journey to space.
• Space MarketPlaceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMarketplace partner for space products and services distribution.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Rocket Lab: Operating small-orbital launch provider (Electron, Neutron) serving cubesat and smallsat customers globally. Closest commercial analogue to ART's stated mission of small-launch services for space agencies and commercial customers, and a benchmark for the small-launch economics ART aspires to.
• Skyroot Aerospace: India-based small-launch startup developing the Vikram series of orbital rockets. Directly comparable in scale, stage (prototype-to-orbital roadmap) and emerging-market positioning to ART.
• Galactic Energy: Chinese private small-launch startup that has progressed from solid-motor prototypes (Ceres-1) toward orbital launch. Closely comparable technology path (solid motors, prototype-to-orbit roadmap) and emerging-market origin story.
• PLD Space: Spanish small-launch startup developing Miura 1 (suborbital) and Miura 5 (orbital) rockets with explicit reusability goals. Mirrors ART's three-phase roadmap and small-launch focus.
• Isar Aerospace: German small-launch startup building the Spectrum rocket for smallsat deployment. Comparable business model (commercial small-launch for institutional and commercial payloads) and similar pre-orbital stage.

Emerging players

• Stoke Space: US startup developing a fully reusable small-orbital launch vehicle. Highly relevant as a peer advancing reusability in small launch — a core differentiator ART is also pursuing.
• Astra: US small-launch startup that progressed from prototype to orbit and has since pivoted toward space services. Useful reference point for the prototype-to-commercial arc and execution risks ART faces.
• Relativity Space: US launch startup developing Terran 1/Terran R with additive-manufactured rockets and reusable architecture. Comparable as a private, capital-intensive, reusable-launch aspirant.

Regional players

• CAS Space: Chinese commercial launch startup with suborbital and orbital rockets targeting smallsat markets. Comparable emerging-market small-launch peer in an adjacent regional ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• SpaceX: Dominant commercial launch incumbent offering reusable orbital launch across multiple vehicle classes. Sets the global benchmark on cost-per-kg and cadence that any emerging small-launch provider must compete against.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/a_r_t_tech
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@AdvancedRocketTechnologies
• Facebookfacebook.com/ART.space.tech
• LinkedInuk.linkedin.com/company/advanced-rocket-technologies
• Instagraminstagram.com/a.r.t_tech

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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