Success
Galactic 04
Tourism
Virgin Galactic(VG)PrivateSpaceShipTwo
Suborbit
Fourth commercial Virgin Galactic mission.
Friday, October 6, 2023 at 4:10 PM
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Mission details
VG Mission
#64
Pad Launch
#11
Location Launch
#83
Launch Window
NET
Oct 6, 2023, 4:10 PM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
2:30 PM
Window Open
11:00 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
- Oct 6, 2023, 4:45 PM
SS2 has landed.
Source - Oct 6, 2023, 4:30 PM
SS2 released.
Source - Oct 6, 2023, 3:50 PM
Livestream has started
Source - Oct 6, 2023, 2:50 PM
Take-off NET 15:40 UTC
Source - Oct 6, 2023, 1:37 PM
Take-off NET 15:00 UTC.
Source - Oct 3, 2023, 1:04 PM
Added launch window.
Source - Oct 1, 2023, 4:24 PM
Launch delayed by 1 day.
Source - Sep 14, 2023, 11:13 AM
Added flight
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