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LAUNCH SITEAir launch to orbit
Mission
7 payloads for government and private customers. This mission is the first launch from the United Kingdom.
- Launch vehicle
- LauncherOne
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Spaceport Cornwall
- Provider
- Virgin Orbit
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
LauncherOne
LauncherOne is a two stage orbital launch vehicle developed by Virgin Orbit since 2007. It is an air launch to orbit rocket, designed to launch "smallsat" payloads of 300 kilograms (660 lb) into a Sun-synchronous orbit, following air launch from a carrier aircraft at high altitude.
- Height
- 16 m
- Diameter
- 1.6 m
- Stages
- 2
- Recorded launches
- 6
- First flight
- 2020-05-25
Recorded timing
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Mission update
2nd stage engine failure at ~17000 km/h after 2nd stage fuel filter within the fuel feedline was dislodged from its normal position, causing lower than usual fuel flow and subsequent rise in engine combustion chamber temperature.
Launch site & orbit
Air launch to orbit
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