LauncherOne

Built & Operated By
Virgin Orbit
Commercial · founded 2017
Maiden Flight
25 MAY 2020
About
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.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
16 m
Diameter
1.6 m
Launch Mass
30 T
Thrust
327 kN
Stages
2
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
6
Successful
4
Failed
2
Performance
To LEO
500 kg
Launch Cost
$12.0M