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Virgin OrbitLauncherOneMojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to orbit
Launch Demo
Launched
May 25, 2020
Summary
Launch Demo launched on a Virgin Orbit LauncherOne from Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to orbit on May 25, 2020. The mission failed: 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. It was Virgin Orbit's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,957th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st LauncherOne flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Result
- 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.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- LauncherOne · Virgin Orbit
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st LauncherOne flightVirgin Orbit's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,957th orbital launch attempt35th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Payload-free test flight of the LauncherOne vehicle.
Pad
Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to orbit
1st launch from Mojave Air and Space Port, 1st this year · 45th from Air launch to orbit
5 launches from this pad · 52 from Air launch to orbit
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Launch Demo launch?
Launch Demo launched on May 25, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Why did Launch Demo fail?
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.
Where can I watch Launch Demo?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Launch Demo?
LauncherOne, flown by Virgin Orbit. LauncherOne spec sheet
Where did Launch Demo launch from?
Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to orbit.
What orbit was Launch Demo going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.