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The launch window for Virgin Orbit’s Straight Up mission opens on 2022-06-29 at 10:00 p.m. PDT.
Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rockets are designed and manufactured in Long Beach, California.
Virgin Orbit air-launches its LauncherOne rockets from a modified Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft to enable operations from locations worldwide.
Space Systems Command is partnering with Virgin Orbit National Systems to launch the CIRCE mission.
The CIRCE mission is projected to launch from the United Kingdom on a Virgin Orbit rocket in late 2022.
In October 2019 SatRev formed a consortium with Virgin Orbit and nearly a dozen Polish universities to design and conduct a dedicated commercial satellite mission to Mars.
Virgin Orbit air-launches rockets from a modified Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft.
Virgin Orbit plans a launch called "Straight Up" from Mojave Air and Space Port in California scheduled for no earlier than 2022-06-29 that will carry seven U.S. government payloads.
Spaceport Cornwall must obtain a license from the Civil Aviation Authority to host Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne system.
Virgin Orbit is considering a LauncherTwo rocket mounted on top of the Boeing 747 fuselage that could offer three times the performance of LauncherOne.
Virgin Orbit plans upgrades to increase LauncherOne capacity to about 350 kg by the end of 2023.
Virgin Orbit has a standby equity purchase agreement with hedge fund Yorkville Advisors to sell up to $250,000,000 in equity over three years, established in March.
Virgin Orbit did not disclose how much it will cost to acquire and modify the two Boeing 747 aircraft.
Virgin Orbit averaged $2,500,000 in revenue per launch across its first three operational LauncherOne launches.
On 2022-05-10, Virgin Orbit agreed with L3Harris to acquire and modify two additional Boeing 747 aircraft.
Virgin Orbit recorded revenue of $5,500,000 in the first quarter of 2021.
Virgin Orbit will send nine multinational rideshare payloads to orbit using the LauncherOne small launch vehicle and a modified Boeing 747 aircraft later in 2022.
Virgin Orbit’s 2022-06-29 mission, called Straight Up, will carry seven U.S. government payloads on a launch procured by the U.S. Space Force.
A second modified Boeing 747 would allow Virgin Orbit to maintain launch cadence during maintenance of Cosmic Girl and to conduct launches in two different locations.
Virgin Orbit plans to perform additional launches from Mojave Air and Space Port after the Cornwall launch.