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SpaceShipTwo: VSS Unity GF02

Free glide test flight of VSS Unity.

Thursday, 22 December 2016
SpaceShipTwo: VSS Unity GF02

Mission Data

Virgin Galactic
🇺🇸Virgin GalacticEst. 2004
Launch VehicleSpaceShipTwo
Vehicle Record62 of 67 launches (92.5%)
Provider TypePrivate
Agency Record62 successes / 5 failures (93%)
Success Streak11 consecutive
Mission TypeTest Flight
Target OrbitSuborbital
Launch PadMojave Air and Space Port
LocationAir launch to Suborbital flight ???
Agency Launches This Year#6
Launches From This Pad53
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 Site

Mojave Air and Space Port · 35.0594°N 118.1539°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.