Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Launch Demo
LauncherOne
Status
Failure
Date
25 MAY 2020
19:50
Mission Overview
Payload-free test flight of the LauncherOne vehicle.
Rocket
LauncherOne
Mission Type
Test Flight
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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
Launch Mass
30 T
Thrust
327 kN
