Success
Galactic 02
Tourism
Virgin Galactic(VG)PrivateSpaceShipTwo
Suborbit
Second commercial Virgin Galactic mission.
Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 3:17 PM
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Links
Mission details
VG Mission
#62
Pad Launch
#9
Location Launch
#81
Launch Window
NET
Aug 10, 2023, 3:17 PM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
2:00 PM
Window Open
10:00 PM
Window Close
SpaceShipTwo Specs
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.
Length
18 m
Diameter
8.2 m
Launch Mass
9 t
Thrust
310 kN
LEO Capacity
0 kg
GTO Capacity
0 kg
GEO Capacity
0 kg
SSO Capacity
0 kg
Reusable
Yes
Maiden Flight
2010
Fastest Turnaround
1d
Total Launches
67
Successful
62
Failed
5
Consecutive Success
11
Maiden flight: Oct 10, 2010
Social Flight Log
- Aug 10, 2023, 3:38 PM
Successful flight and landing of VSS Unity
Source - Aug 10, 2023, 3:22 PM
Release of VSS Unity
Source - Aug 10, 2023, 3:16 PM
Adjusting T-0
Source - Aug 10, 2023, 3:06 PM
Updating drop time per countdown on stream
Source - Aug 10, 2023, 2:52 PM
Livestream has started
Source - Aug 10, 2023, 11:58 AM
NET 15:00 UTC per livestream start time
Source - Aug 4, 2023, 8:07 AM
GO for launch.
Source - Jul 26, 2023, 9:54 AM
Updated T-0
Source - Jul 13, 2023, 12:38 PM
Targeting August 10
Source - Jun 15, 2023, 8:16 PM
Adding launch NET early August
Source
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Total Launches
86
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
32.9903, -106.9719
Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company within the Virgin Group. It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.
Founded
2004
Administrator
Founder: Richard Branson
Total Launches
67
Successful
62
Failed
5
Pending
1
Consecutive Success
11