Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Launch Demo 2 (VCLS ELaNa XX)
LauncherOne
Status
Success
Date
17 JAN 2021
19:38
Mission Overview
This is Virgin Orbit's second attempt to launch the LauncherOne rocket. It also carries cubesats which were contracted by NASA through Venture Class Launch Services contract.
Rocket
LauncherOne
Mission Type
Dedicated Rideshare
Orbit
Polar 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
