Maritime Launch Services says it has completed its second successful suborbital demonstration from Spaceport Nova Scotia, marking another step toward developing Canada’s first commercial orbital launch site.
The company confirmed the launch Thursday morning from its site near Canso, saying on social media: “And we have liftoff,” alongside an image showing the Barracuda rocket rising above the treeline with a trail of white exhaust.
This was Maritime Launch’s second suborbital launch from Little Dover.
The first was in July 2023, when the company supported York University students in launching a smaller experimental rocket known as Goose 3.
The latest demonstration involved T-Minus Engineering’s Barracuda vehicle, part of a plan announced earlier this year to launch two rockets to altitudes above 100 kilometres — the boundary of space known as the Kármán line.
While the company described Thursday’s test as a success, it did not disclose the rocket’s peak altitude.
And we have lift off! pic.twitter.com/yluOTETsK5
— Maritime Launch Services (@maritimelaunch) November 20, 2025
These launches are early steps in Maritime Launch’s long-term plan to develop a commercial spaceport capable of sending satellites into orbit for clients in Canada and abroad.
The company has said the Canso-area site offers key geographic advantages, including open downrange ocean areas for safe flight paths.
The test program is expected to continue as Maritime Launch works toward future orbital operations.
