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# Orbex enters administration, ending UK's Prime small-launch rocket programme
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-02-11-orbex-administration-uk-launch-capability/
- Published: 2026-02-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-01T10:51:14.000Z
- Description: UK rocket developer Orbex filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators on 11 February 2026, after Series D fundraising and takeover talks failed, halting development of its Prime small-launch vehicle and cutting around 150 jobs.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Defence and space, #news, #reported

Reported [SpaceNews, 11 February 2026](https://spacenews.com/uk-launcher-orbex-files-for-administration-after-failed-funding-efforts/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish whether Orbex's technology or spaceport arrangements will be sold to another launch operator, or the fate of the wider UK spaceport programme.

**How this item counts.** Towards dependence: it changes who operates. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Reported counts half: weight -3 of 36 possible. Orbex administration halts UK's only Prime small-launch programme, \~150 jobs cut. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)