LAUNCH CENTER

Success

Sat Jul 02 2022

Virgin Orbit

Straight Up

Launch Successful

LAUNCH PREVIEW

Launch Time

(6:53 AM UTC)

Launch Window Start

(5:00 AM UTC)

Launch Window End

(9:00 AM UTC)

RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

LauncherOne

Description:

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: Government/Top Secret
Launch contracted by the U.S. Space Force for the Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP), with payloads provided by the DoD Space Test Program (STP) as part of the Space Force’s STP-28A mission. It will carry seven satellites from multiple government agencies that are experiments intended to demonstrate novel modular satellite bus, space domain awareness, and adaptive radio frequency technologies. The target orbit is approximately 500 km above the Earth’s surface at 45 degrees inclination.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Air launch to orbit

Pad

Mojave Air and Space Port