Partial Failure
VSS Unity VF-02
Test Flight
Virgin Galactic(VG)PrivateSpaceShipTwo
Suborbit
First attempted spaceflight from New Mexico, aborted due to computer malfunction, engine ignited and automatically turned off.
Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 3:24 PM
Mission details
VG Mission
#56
Pad Launch
#3
Location Launch
#75
Launch Window
NET
Dec 12, 2020, 3:24 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Air launch to Suborbital flight
Total Launches
86
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
32.9903, -106.9719
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
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