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Virgin Orbit · LauncherOne · Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to orbit
Virgin Orbit's 5th launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 6,259th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jul 2, 05:00 – Jul 2, 09:00 UTC
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Launch contracted by the U.S. Space Force for the Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP), with payloads provided by the DoD Space Test Program (STP) as part of the Space Force’s STP-28A mission. It will carry seven satellites from multiple government agencies that are experiments intended to demonstrate novel modular satellite bus, space domain awareness, and adaptive radio frequency technologies. The target orbit is approximately 500 km above the Earth’s surface at 45 degrees inclination.
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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Updates
Launch success
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/2/2022 · source
Release, 1st stage ignition
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/2/2022 · source
Take-off ~05:40 UTC -> Drop-off ~06:40 UTC
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/2/2022 · source
Setting GO
SwGustav · 7/1/2022 · source
Scrubbed due to propellant temperature issues
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/30/2022 · source
Pushing T-0 to account for takeoff and climb
Nosu · 6/29/2022 · source
GO for launch
Nosu · 6/27/2022 · source
Adding launch window
Nosu · 6/9/2022 · source
Adding launch NET June 30 UTC
Nosu · 5/9/2022 · source
