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    LauncherOne was a two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed and flown by Virgin Orbit that had operational flights from 2021 to 2023, after being in development...
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  • Virgin Orbit (category Commercial launch service providers)
    market the LauncherOne rocket, which had previously been a project under Virgin Galactic. LauncherOne was a two-stage launch vehicle, air-launched from a...
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  • Enterprise. The company did the early work on the satellite launch development of LauncherOne before this was hived off to a separate company, Virgin Orbit...
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    first stage launch platform (or mothership launch pad) for the air launch stage of the smallsat orbital launch vehicle, the LauncherOne. In 2017, the...
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    unique orbital and launch-timing requirements. In July 2012, Virgin Orbit announced LauncherOne, an orbital launch vehicle designed to launch "smallsat" primary...
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    carrying a LauncherOne orbital launch vehicle (White Knight Two never carried a LauncherOne rocket on an orbital space launch mission, so this payload figure...
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    erector launcher (TEL) is a missile vehicle with an integrated tractor unit that can transport, elevate to a firing position and launch one or more rockets...
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  • one, STORK-3, has been launched on the same day by Virgin Orbit using a LauncherOne rocket. STORK-6 launched on 9 January 2023 with the LauncherOne rocket...
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    "LauncherOne: Virgin Orbit reveals why UK's first rocket launch failed as it plans further attempts". Sky News. 12 January 2023. "UK space launch: Historic...
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    performs LauncherOne aircraft flight tests". SpaceNews.com. August 28, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018. Bergin, Chris. "Cosmic Girl takes LauncherOne on its...
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    Stargazer (aircraft) (category Rocket launch sites)
    (aircraft). Scaled Composites White Knight LauncherOne — Virgin Galactic Rocket Cosmic Girl — LauncherOne Carrier Plane Scaled Composites Stratolaunch...
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    further fourth satellite, STARSHINE-4, was launched aboard the maiden flight of Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket on 25 May 2020. The flight was a failure...
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    stage launch platform (or mothership launch pad) for the air launch stage of the satellite orbital launch vehicle, the LauncherOne. LauncherOne attempted...
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    profile as planned by Virgin Orbit for its LauncherOne operations. While LauncherOne was developed and launch aircraft procured (once White Knight Two,...
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    capable of launching satellites into orbit.  United States Virgin Orbit successfully achieved orbit on January 17, 2021, using their LauncherOne vehicle...
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    Richard Branson (category Formula One team owners)
    build an orbital space launch system, designated LauncherOne. Four commercial customers have already contracted for launches and two companies are developing...
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    U.S. companies. The company Virgin Orbit, was selected to fly their LauncherOne rocket from Alcântara in the first half of 2023. Construction of the...
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    Boeing 747-41R in use by Virgin Orbit as a mothership for the Mark II LauncherOne rocket Stargazer, a modified Lockheed L-1011 TriStar used as a mothership...
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  • up launch in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Launch or launched may refer to: Launch (boat), one of several different sorts of boat Motor launch (naval)...
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    the rocket, HASTE, has been successfully launched one time. The first flight, known as "It's a Test", launched on 25 May 2017. The mission failed due to...
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  • Propulsion Conference. doi:10.2514/6.2016-4984. ISBN 978-1-62410-406-0. "LauncherOne Service Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22...
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    system) NOTS-EV-1 Pilot Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Under development: Stratolaunch CubeCab ARCASPACE Generation Orbit Launch Services - contracted for NASA NEXT...
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  • The Launch is a Canadian reality music competition series broadcast by CTV, which premiered on January 10, 2018. Each episode of the series follows five...
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  • operated Boeing 747-400 which is used for the air launch of smallsat orbital launch vehicle LauncherOne Cosmic Baton Girl / Princess Comet, a Japanese TV...
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  • – Retired Atlas II – Retired Atlas III – Retired Conestoga – Retired LauncherOne Minotaur Minotaur I Minotaur IV Minotaur V Minotaur-C New Glenn (Blue...
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    Pegasus (rocket) Air launch to orbit Airborne aircraft carrier Rocket sled launch Megascale engineering SpaceShipOne SpaceShipTwo LauncherOne List of Virgin...
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    records were set for both orbital launch attempts (223) and successful orbital launches (211). The growth in orbital launch cadence can in large part be attributed...
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    Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida. Headquartered...
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    Caleb (24 October 2019). "Virgin Orbit to add extra rocket stage to LauncherOne for interplanetary missions". SpaceNews. Retrieved 31 August 2021. O'Callaghan...
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    launch on 10 July 2020; also, the KZ-1A launch on 12 September 2020 experienced a 4th-stage failure. Both launches likely reached space. LauncherOne launch...
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