Failure
Start Me Up
Earth Science
Virgin Orbit(VO)Commercial
LauncherOne
LEOorbit
7 payloads for government and private customers. This mission is the first launch from the United Kingdom.
Monday, January 9, 2023 at 11:08 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,372
VO Mission
#6
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#51
Launch Window
NET
Jan 9, 2023, 11:08 PM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Lift Off
10:16 PM
Window Open
12:16 AM
Window Close
Social Flight Log
- Jan 9, 2023, 11:57 PM
Launch failed.
Source - Jan 9, 2023, 11:11 PM
Drop and ignition confirmed
Source - Jan 9, 2023, 10:21 PM
Updated T-0 post-take off
Source - Jan 9, 2023, 9:18 PM
Coverage live
Source - Jan 7, 2023, 5:51 PM
Updated NET rocket dropping & ignition time.
Source - Jan 6, 2023, 1:36 PM
Go for launch.
Source - Jan 4, 2023, 4:18 PM
Targeting January 9
Source - Dec 15, 2022, 10:26 AM
NET January 2023
Source - Dec 8, 2022, 8:33 AM
NET Late December
Source - Dec 6, 2022, 3:48 PM
NET December 14
Source - Oct 27, 2022, 1:21 PM
NET November
Source - Sep 30, 2022, 6:32 PM
NET October 29
Source - Sep 15, 2022, 2:29 AM
Launch unlikely to occur in September 2022 with mission rehearsal and launch license still pending as of September 13
Source - Jul 3, 2022, 7:14 AM
NET September
Source - May 25, 2022, 5:19 PM
Targeting August
Source - Apr 28, 2022, 2:29 PM
Adding launch
Source
Air launch to orbit
Total Launches
51
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
50.4408, -4.9975
Links
Status Details
Failure Reason
2nd stage engine failure at ~17000 km/h after 2nd stage fuel filter within the fuel feedline was dislodged from its normal position, causing lower than usual fuel flow and subsequent rise in engine combustion chamber temperature.
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