LauncherOne

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LauncherOne is a small, air-launched orbital rocket developed by Virgin Orbit to deploy lightweight satellites into space from a carrier aircraft.

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LauncherOne canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air-launched rocket
expendable launch system
orbital launch vehicle
carrierAircraft Cosmic Girl
carrierAircraftName Cosmic Girl
carrierAircraftRegistration N744VG
commercialServiceStart 2021
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
customerType commercial
government
military
developer Virgin Orbit
failedLaunches 2
failure Start Me Up mission on 2023-01-09
first orbital attempt on 2020-05-25
failureCause propellant feed line rupture on first orbital attempt
second-stage anomaly on Start Me Up mission
family LauncherOne family
firstOrbitalSuccessCustomer NASA
firstOrbitalSuccessDate 2021-01-17
firstOrbitalSuccessMission Launch Demo 2
firstOrbitalSuccessPayloadType CubeSats
firstPoweredFlightDate 2020-05-25
firstStageEngine NewtonThree
guidanceSystem inertial navigation with GPS updates
intendedUse deploy CubeSats
launch small satellites
launchAltitude approximately 10.7 km
launchAzimuthFlexibility high
launchConfiguration two-stage, liquid-fueled rocket
launchEnvironment air-dropped at high altitude
launchFrom Boeing 747
surface form: Boeing 747-400
launchMethod air launch
launchOperator Virgin Orbit
launchSite off the coast of California
over Pacific Ocean
launchVelocityAtRelease subsonic
manufacturer Virgin Orbit
massToLowEarthOrbit approximately 300 kg
massToSunSynchronousOrbit approximately 300 kg
notableMission Launch Demo 2
Start Me Up
Tubular Bells
surface form: Tubular Bells Part One
numberOfStages 2
programTerminationYear 2023
propellantTypeFirstStage RP-1/LOX
propellantTypeSecondStage RP-1/LOX
retirementReason Virgin Orbit bankruptcy
secondStageEngine NewtonFour
status retired
successfulLaunches 4
targetOrbit Sun-synchronous orbit
low Earth orbit
totalLaunches 6

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Virgin Orbit launchSystem LauncherOne
Cosmic Girl launchSystem LauncherOne
Launch Demo 2 rocketUsed LauncherOne
STP-27VP launchVehicle LauncherOne
STP-27VP relatedTo LauncherOne
VORB launchVehicle LauncherOne
subject surface form: Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc.
VORB associatedWith LauncherOne