Success
Launch Demo 2 (VCLS ELaNa XX)
Dedicated Rideshare
Virgin Orbit(VO)Commercial
LauncherOne
POorbit
This is Virgin Orbit's second attempt to launch the LauncherOne rocket. It also carries cubesats which were contracted by NASA through Venture Class Launch Services contract.
Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 7:38 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,039
VO Mission
#2
Pad Launch
#2
Location Launch
#46
Designator
2021-002
Launch Window
NET
Jan 17, 2021, 7:38 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
6:00 PM
Window Open
10:00 PM
Window Close
Social Flight Log
- Jan 17, 2021, 6:19 PM
Adjusting T-0
Source - Jan 17, 2021, 4:23 PM
Updating T-0
Source - Jan 17, 2021, 3:19 PM
Correcting launch window.
Source - Jan 17, 2021, 2:55 PM
Still no official updates today, setting TBC
- Jan 12, 2021, 4:36 PM
NET Jan 17th
Source - Jan 5, 2021, 8:45 PM
Setting GO
Source - Dec 23, 2020, 6:42 PM
"..currently, the window is likely to be mid-January"
Source - Dec 13, 2020, 7:08 AM
Launch slip
Source
Air launch to orbit
Total Launches
51
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
35.0594, -118.1517
Links
LauncherOne Specs
LauncherOne is a two stage orbital launch vehicle developed by Virgin Orbit since 2007. It is an air launch to orbit rocket, designed to launch "smallsat" payloads of 300 kilograms (660 lb) into a Sun-synchronous orbit, following air launch from a carrier aircraft at high altitude.
Length
16 m
Diameter
1.6 m
Launch Mass
30 t
Thrust
327 kN
LEO Capacity
500 kg
SSO Capacity
300 kg
Launch Cost
$12M
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2020
Fastest Turnaround
5mo 13d
Total Launches
6
Successful
4
Failed
2
Consecutive Success
0
Maiden flight: May 25, 2020
Virgin Orbit
Virgin Orbit is a company within the Virgin Group which plans to provide launch services for small satellites. The company was formed in 2017 to develop the air-launched LauncherOne rocket, launched from Cosmic Girl, which had previously been a project of Virgin Galactic. Based in Long Beach, California, Virgin Orbit has more than 300 employees led by president Dan Hart, a former vice president of government satellite systems at Boeing. Virgin Orbit focuses on small satellite launch, which is one of three capabilities being focused on by Virgin Galactic. These capabilities are: human spaceflight operations, small satellite launch, and advanced aerospace design, manufacturing, and test
Founded
2017
Administrator
President: Dan Hart
Total Launches
6
Successful
4
Failed
2
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
0