LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Jan 13 2022
Virgin Orbit
Above the Clouds
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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Rocket Details
Name:
LauncherOneDescription:
LauncherOne is a 2 stage rocket that launches from under the wing of a modified Boeing 747-400 aircraft.The Launcher One rocket is a two stage rocket with a single NewtonThree engine as the first stage, and a single NewtonFour engine for a second stage.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Communications
- Mission to a 500 km circular orbit inclined at 45 degrees carrying eight R&D satellites from US government agencies with communications and navigation experiments as well as two Earth-observation nanosatellites from Polish company SatRevolution.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Air launch to orbit
Pad
Mojave Air and Space Port