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Virgin OrbitLaunch FailureTest FlightLauncherOne
Launched 2020-05-25 19:50 UTCMojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to orbit
Shortly after release from the carrier plane and several seconds after first stage engine startup, the high-pressure LOX feeding line broke. This resulted in engine shutdown and subsequent flight termination.
From Launch Library 2 · updated
Launch failure
Target: Low Earth Orbit
LauncherOne lifted off with Launch Demo, but the launch failed.
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Waiting on the Cause
No cause has been given yet. What Virgin Orbit finds will be added here, and to the updates below.
Payload-free test flight of the LauncherOne vehicle.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2017 · President Dan Hart
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
Launches
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Successful
4
67%
Upcoming
0
scheduled
Height
16m
Diameter
1.6m
To low Earth orbit
500kg
Liftoff thrust
327kN
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