Virgin Orbit

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aerospace company defunct company launch service provider

Virgin Orbit was a satellite launch company within Richard Branson’s Virgin Group that specialized in air-launched orbital rockets deployed from a modified Boeing 747.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aerospace company → defunct company → launch service provider →
assetDisposition	assets sold at auction in 2023 →
bankruptcyType	Chapter 11 bankruptcy →
ceasedOperations	2023 →
competitor	Astra Space → Rocket Lab → SpaceX →
country	United States →
countryOfIncorporation	United States →
customer	NASA → U.S. Department of Defense → commercial satellite operators →
Dan HartRole	Chief Executive Officer →
filedForBankruptcy	2023 →
firstLaunchAttemptDate	May 2020 →
firstLaunchAttemptOutcome	failure →
firstOrbitalMissionName	Launch Demo 2 →
firstOrbitalMissionOutcome	success →
firstSuccessfulOrbitalLaunch	January 2021 →
founder	Richard Branson →
headquartersLocation	Long Beach, California →
industry	satellite launch services → space industry →
IPOStatus	publicly traded via SPAC merger →
keyPerson	Dan Hart →
launchMethod	air launch to orbit →
launchPlatform	modified Boeing 747 →
launchPlatformName	Cosmic Girl →
launchSite	Mojave Air and Space Port → Spaceport Cornwall →
launchSystem	LauncherOne →
notableMission	STP-27VP →
operatedFrom	2017 →
parentCompany	Virgin Group →
primaryMarket	CubeSats → small satellites →
propellantType	liquid-fueled rocket →
reasonForShutdown	inability to secure sufficient funding →
rocketType	two-stage orbital launch vehicle →
serviceModel	dedicated smallsat launches → responsive launch →
SPACMergerCompletion	2021 →
specialization	air-launched orbital rockets →
spunOffFrom	Virgin Galactic →
stockExchangeListing	Nasdaq →
technologyFeature	ability to launch from conventional runways → flexible launch azimuths →
tickerSymbol	VORB →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Richard Branson →	founderOf
Virgin Group →	owns
Virgin Group →	subsidiary