LauncherOne

LauncherOne diagram

LauncherOne is a two-stage orbital launch vehicle (see launch vehicle) developed and flown by Virgin Orbit. It was in development from 2007 to 2020. It is an air-launched rocket. It carries a smallsat payloads of up to 300 kg (660 lb) into Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO).

The first successful flight was on 17 January 2021. LauncherOne was the first all liquid-fuelled air-launched orbital rocket.^[1] A test flight was unsuccessful on 25 May 2020, when the rocket failed to reach space.^[2]

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Cosmic Girl carrying LauncherOne during the first successful flight in January 2021.
LauncherOne will be launched from this former Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747, named Cosmic Girl.
aerial photo of Mojave Air & Space Port on September 11, 2009

References

↑ Thomas Burghardt (2021-01-17). LauncherOne reaches orbit on second attempt with NASA CubeSats. NASASpaceFlight.com. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/01/launcherone-second-attempt-nasa-cubesats/. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
↑ "Virgin Orbits air-launched rocket fails on first test flight". Spaceflight Now. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

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[Burghardt-1] Thomas Burghardt (2021-01-17). LauncherOne reaches orbit on second attempt with NASA CubeSats. NASASpaceFlight.com. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/01/launcherone-second-attempt-nasa-cubesats/. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

[SFN20200525-2] "Virgin Orbits air-launched rocket fails on first test flight". Spaceflight Now. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

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