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SpaceShipTwo: VSS Unity 22
Powered flight of VSS Unity on the first fully crewed flight. Including the founder Sir Richard Branson.
Sunday, 11 July 202115:25 UTC
Mission Data
🇺🇸Virgin GalacticEst. 2004
Launch VehicleSpaceShipTwo
Vehicle Record62 of 67 launches (92.5%)
Provider TypePrivate
Agency Record62 successes / 5 failures (93%)
Success Streak11 consecutive
Mission TypeTourism
Target OrbitSuborbital
Launch PadSpaceport America
LocationAir launch to Suborbital flight ???
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad14
Launches From This Site86
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About SpaceShipTwo
The Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is an air-launched suborbital spaceplane type designed for space tourism. It is manufactured by The Spaceship Company, a California-based company owned by Virgin Galactic.
Launch updates
VSS Unity has successfully landed at the Spaceport America after completing a nominal flight
Moving T-0 to approximate drop time
Flight delayed 90 minutes due to overnight weather at spaceport
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Launch Site
Spaceport America · 32.9903°N 106.9719°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.