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Stratolaunch

US
commercialFounded 2011
History · 1 eventMay 23, 2023 · Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy, assets sold to Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch, and Vast/Launcher
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Stratolaunch is developing its own launch vehicles, including the Medium Launch Vehicle capable of placing 3,400 kg into low Earth orbit.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.2Jan 10, 2019Stratolaunch airplane nears first flight

Stratolaunch plans to initially use the airplane for launches of Pegasus XL rockets provided by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 10, 2019Stratolaunch airplane nears first flight

Stratolaunch performed its fastest taxi test to date at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California on 2019-01-09, reaching a top speed of 219 km per hour.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Jan 10, 2019Stratolaunch airplane nears first flight

Stratolaunch fired the preburner for its PGA engine on 2018-11-02 in a test at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Nov 6, 2018Stratolaunch tests key engine component

Paul G. Allen announced the founding of Stratolaunch in 2011.

GeneralGrowthValue 2.0Nov 6, 2018Stratolaunch tests key engine component

Stratolaunch performed a taxi test that reached speeds of about 130 km per hour and met all objectives on 2018-10-11.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Oct 15, 2018Stratolaunch founder Paul Allen dies

Paul Allen returned to the space business in 2011 by funding Stratolaunch Systems to develop a large-scale air-launch system.

RelationshipsGeneralCapabilityPlanValue 4.3Oct 15, 2018Stratolaunch founder Paul Allen dies

Stratolaunch plans to use the Pegasus XL rocket from Northrop Grumman for some missions.

PlanRelationshipsValue 3.5Sep 27, 2018Stratolaunch releases new details about rocket engine work

Stratolaunch planned for its Medium Launch Vehicle to make its first flight in 2022.

PlanValue 4.0Sep 27, 2018Stratolaunch releases new details about rocket engine work

Stratolaunch is developing a Heavy version of the Medium Launch Vehicle with three first stages capable of placing up to 6,000 kg into low Earth orbit.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 27, 2018Stratolaunch releases new details about rocket engine work

Stratolaunch signed a Space Act Agreement in September to perform engine testing at NASA’s Stennis Space Center.

LegalRelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 27, 2018Stratolaunch releases new details about rocket engine work

Stratolaunch plans to perform a full-scale test of the PGA preburner by the end of 2018 at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

PlanValue 4.5Sep 27, 2018Stratolaunch releases new details about rocket engine work

Stratolaunch revealed new details on 2018-09-27 about a rocket engine it is developing for use on future launch vehicles flown from its giant aircraft.

CapabilityPlanValue 3.5Sep 27, 2018Stratolaunch releases new details about rocket engine work

Stratolaunch is developing a Medium Launch Vehicle capable of placing up to 3,400 kg into low Earth orbit.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.2Sep 27, 2018Stratolaunch releases new details about rocket engine work

Stratolaunch is a Paul Allen–funded company developing a large air-launch system.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Sep 13, 2018Former Stratolaunch executive to lead smallsat industry group

Stratolaunch studied a spaceplane concept called Black Ice as part of company founder Paul Allen’s funded venture.

CapabilityValue 2.0Aug 21, 2018Stratolaunch confirms launch vehicle development plans

Stratolaunch reached an agreement with Orbital ATK in 2016 to use the Pegasus rocket on its carrier aircraft with the ability to launch as many as three Pegasus rockets on a single flight.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.2Aug 21, 2018Stratolaunch confirms launch vehicle development plans

Stratolaunch is developing a Medium Launch Vehicle – Heavy variant that uses three cores in its first stage and would be able to place 6,000 kg into low Earth orbit.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.0Aug 21, 2018Stratolaunch confirms launch vehicle development plans

Stratolaunch and Sierra Nevada Corporation studied in 2014 launching a scaled-down version of Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser from Stratolaunch’s aircraft using an Orbital-developed launch vehicle.

RelationshipsPlanValue 3.6Aug 21, 2018Stratolaunch confirms launch vehicle development plans

Stratolaunch is developing a family of launch vehicles, including a reusable spaceplane, that could be launched from its giant carrier aircraft.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Aug 21, 2018Stratolaunch confirms launch vehicle development plans
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