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Virgin GalacticSpaceShipTwoMojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight
VSS Enterprise GF04
Launched
January 13, 2011
Summary
GF04 launched on a Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo from Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight on January 13, 2011. It was Virgin Galactic's 4th launch and 1st this year. It was the 4th SpaceShipTwo flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Suborbital (Sub). 2 crew members flew: Mark Stucky and Clint Nichols. The spacecraft was VSS Enterprise (N339SS).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- SpaceShipTwo · Virgin Galactic
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Suborbital (Sub)
- Milestone
- 4th SpaceShipTwo flight · 1st this yearVirgin Galactic's 4th launch1st this year
Crew
Mark StuckyPilot · VG · age 52 · 2nd flight
Clint NicholsPilot · VG · age 41 · 2nd flight
Spacecraft
VSS Enterprise (N339SS)
VSS Enterprise was the first SpaceShipTwo (SS2) spaceplane, built by Scaled Composites for Virgin Galactic. As of 2004, it was planned to be the first of five commercial suborbital SS2 spacecraft planned by Virgin Galactic. Enterprise was destroyed during a powered test flight on 31 October 2014, killing one pilot, Michael Alsbury, and seriously injuring another, Peter Siebold. An investigation revealed the accident was caused by premature deployment of the "feathering" system, the ship's descent device; the NTSB also faulted the spacecraft's design for lacking fail-safe mechanisms that could have deterred or prevented early deployment.
- Destination: Suborbital
- Mission length: under an hour
VSS Enterprise successfully landed back at the Mojave Air and Space Port after this flight.
Flight preview
About this launch
Free glide test flight of VSS Enterprise.
Pad
Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight
4th launch from Mojave Air and Space Port, 1st this year · 23rd from Air launch to Suborbital flight
53 launches from this pad · 86 from Air launch to Suborbital flight
57 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did GF04 launch?
GF04 launched on January 13, 2011. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch GF04?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched GF04?
SpaceShipTwo, flown by Virgin Galactic. SpaceShipTwo spec sheet
Where did GF04 launch from?
Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to Suborbital flight.
What orbit was GF04 going to?
Suborbital (Sub), a test flight mission.