Infinity V2 launches first supersonic Exela flight

Today, Infinity V2 managed to go faster than the speed of sound, going Mach 1.1, and being the first Exela rocket to do so. Infinity V2 is a rocket based on the Apogee Aspire kit, which is known for its ability to go supersonic while being made of regular materials. 

We conducted the flight from our New Hampshire launch area, flying on an Aerotech G77R Redline motor. As this was our first flight with Redline propellant, the plume was unlike any that our rockets have had before and was perfect.

Infinity was originally meant to be a large system tester rocket before plans changed. Infinity V1 was built to test carrying payloads, and was an Estes Olympus kit. This flight was successfully conducted on November 12th, 2023 from Massachusetts. This flight was intended to be the last launch of Exela, and was for a while until we came back from the dead.

Around March 2025, not too long before SoberRocket flew for the first time, it was decided that we would try to fly Infinity V2 as we did today. It was also originally planned that we would fly the same rocket on another motor to 10,000 feet, however this will not be happening since, unfortunately, Infinity V2 was not recovered.