LauncherOne: Straight Up
Launch contracted by the U.S. Space Force for the Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP), with payloads provided by the DoD Space Test Program (STP) as part of the Space Force’s STP-28A mission. It will carry seven satellites from multiple government agencies that are experiments intended to demonstrate novel modular satellite bus, space domain awareness, and adaptive radio frequency technologies. The target orbit is approximately 500 km above the Earth’s surface at 45 degrees inclination.
Mission Data
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About LauncherOne
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.
Launch updates
Launch success
Source ↗Release, 1st stage ignition
Take-off ~05:40 UTC -> Drop-off ~06:40 UTC
Source ↗Setting GO
Source ↗Scrubbed due to propellant temperature issues
Source ↗Pushing T-0 to account for takeoff and climb
Source ↗GO for launch
Source ↗Adding launch window
Source ↗Adding launch NET June 30 UTC
Source ↗
Launch Site
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.