MISSION NAME
Launch Demo
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.