LAUNCH MISSION

Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Launch Demo

Name: Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Launch Demo
Start: 2020-05-25T19:50:00.000Z
Location: Mojave Air and Space Port

Status

Failure

DATE

25 MAY 2020

LAUNCH PROVIDER

Virgin Orbit

Launch Pad

Mojave Air and Space Port

Description

Payload-free test flight of the LauncherOne vehicle.

LauncherOne

Rocket Description

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.

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