LauncherOne | Tubular Bells, Part One
Virgin Orbit · LauncherOne · Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to orbit
Virgin Orbit's 3rd launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 6,098th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jun 30, 14:00 – Jun 30, 16:00 UTC
Flight preview
Tubular Bells, Part One
The mission includes three cubesats for US Department of Defense which are launched as a part of the DoS Space Test Program (STP); the Netherland's first military satellite, a cubesat called BRIK II; and two optical satellites, STORK-4 and STORK-5, for SatRevolution's STORK constellation. The mission name, "Tubular Bells, Part One", references the first music album released by Virgin Records label in the 1970s. The label was established by Virgin Orbit CEO Richard Branson.
Dedicated Rideshare · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Booster
No booster details available.
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- LauncherOne Tubular Bells Part One — The Space Devs
Updates
Launch success confirmed
spacevogel · 6/30/2021 · source
LauncherOne has separated from Cosmic Girl and ignited its first stage.
Nosu · 6/30/2021 · source
Launch window 14:00-16:00 UTC based on takeoff time.
Nosu · 6/30/2021 · source
NOTAMs issued.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/28/2021 · source
New launch date.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/24/2021 · source
Rolling back previous update as the notice might not be related.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/7/2021 · source
Added launch date per air space closure notices.
Cosmic_Penguin · 6/5/2021 · source
