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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Virgin Galactic (section LauncherOne)
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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Spirit of Mojave (section Launch platform)
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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Small satellite (redirect from Microsatellite Launch Vehicle)
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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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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"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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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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Stratolaunch Systems (redirect from Stratolaunch launch vehicle)
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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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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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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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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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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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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STARSHINE (satellite) (section Launches)
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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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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Alcântara Space Center (redirect from Alcantara Launch Center)
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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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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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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Kennedy Space Center (redirect from Launch Operations Center)
Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's...
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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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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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Pegasus (rocket) Air launch to orbit Airborne aircraft carrier Rocket sled launch Megascale engineering SpaceShipOne SpaceShipTwo LauncherOne List of Virgin...
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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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Scaled Composites Stratolaunch (category Air launch to orbit)
working on the project. Virgin Orbit also planned to launch small satellites with the LauncherOne from a 747. Orbital ATK dropped its Thunderbolt rocket...
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capacity and an airlock module. These international elements are intended to launch after the initial NASA PPE and HALO elements are placed into lunar orbit...
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Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (redirect from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 1)
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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