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LauncherOne

LauncherOne is a two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed and flown by Virgin Orbit. It is an air-launched rocket, designed to carry smallsat payloads of up to 300 kg (660 lb) into Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), following air launch from a carrier aircraft at high altitude. The rocket is carried to the upper atmosphere on a modified Boeing 747-400, named Cosmic Girl, and released over the Pacific Ocean. Initial work on the program was done by Virgin Galactic, another Virgin Group subsidiary, before a separate entity— Virgin Orbit—was formed in 2017 to complete development and operate the launch service provider business as a separate entity from the passenger-carrying Virgin Galactic business.

Missions: 6
Successes: 4
Partial Failures: 0
Failures: 2
Success Streak: 0
Success Rate: 66.7%
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Configurations

LauncherOne
Image Credit: Virgin Orbit
Virgin Orbit
Status: Retired
Price: $12.0 million
Payload to LEO: 500 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 16.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.3 m

Launch Sites

Cosmic Girl, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA
Cosmic Girl, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, USA
Spaceport Cornwall, Newquay Airport in Cornwall, United Kingdom

Launches

Virgin Orbit
LauncherOne | Start Me Up
Mon Jan 09, 2023 23:08 UTC
Spaceport Cornwall, Newquay Airport in Cornwall, United Kingdom
Virgin Orbit
LauncherOne | STP-S28A
Sat Jul 02, 2022 06:53 UTC
Cosmic Girl, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA
Virgin Orbit
LauncherOne | STP-27VPB/Above the Clouds
Thu Jan 13, 2022 22:52 UTC
Cosmic Girl, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA
Virgin Orbit
LauncherOne | Tubular Bells, Part One
Wed Jun 30, 2021 14:47 UTC
Cosmic Girl, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA
Virgin Orbit
LauncherOne | ELaNa XX
Sun Jan 17, 2021 19:38 UTC
Cosmic Girl, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA
Virgin Orbit
LauncherOne | Demo Flight
Mon May 25, 2020 19:50 UTC
Cosmic Girl, Mojave Air and Space Port, California, USA