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Virgin Orbit

US
commercialFounded 2017
Long Beach, California, United States
virginorbit.com
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Spaceport Cornwall hosted an orbital launch attempt in January 2023 that used Virgin Orbit’s launch system and ended in failure.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralNov 3, 2023Norway opens Andøya spaceport

Horizon Technologies’ original Amber™ payload was on one of eight smallsats lost in Virgin Orbit’s failed LauncherOne mission on 2023-01-09.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralNov 1, 2023Horizon Technologies recently awarded million£ grant from the UK Space Agency

Horizon Technologies received guidance and support from the UK Space Agency following the 2023-01-09 Virgin Orbit launch failure.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipNov 1, 2023Horizon Technologies recently awarded million£ grant from the UK Space Agency

Horizon Technologies’ original Amber payload was on one of eight small satellites lost in the Virgin Orbit failed launch on 9 January 2023 when LauncherOne failed to reach the proper orbit.

Mentioned as: virgin orbitTechnical ProductOct 23, 2023UK Space Agency Awards £1.2 Million Grant to Horizon Technologies for Amber Phoenix Mission

Amber IOD-3 was originally due to launch with Virgin Orbit in July 2022 but was delayed while the launcher sought permission to fly from the United Kingdom.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralOct 19, 2023UK funds surveillance satellite replacement lost in Virgin Orbit failure

NorthStar Earth & Space switched its planned launches to Rocket Lab after Virgin Orbit’s failure and expected its satellites to launch on Electron before the end of 2023.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralOct 13, 2023The Accidental Monopoly

Japanese radar imaging company iQPS switched its launch plans to Rocket Lab earlier in 2023 after Virgin Orbit’s failure.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitTechnical ProductOct 13, 2023The Accidental Monopoly

Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson thanked Rocket Lab for taking over the former Virgin Orbit facility and working with the city on job fairs for former Virgin Orbit employees.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2023Rocket Lab opens engine facility in former Virgin Orbit headquarters

Rocket Lab took over the lease and acquired the former Virgin Orbit factory’s production assets, machinery, and equipment in May 2023 for $16,100,000.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2023Rocket Lab Inaugurates New Engine Development Center in Long Beach California

Virgin Orbit established the Long Beach facility when it was still a division of Virgin Galactic.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipOct 5, 2023Rocket Lab opens engine facility in former Virgin Orbit headquarters

The iQPS satellite QPS-SAR-5 will launch on Rocket Lab's Electron instead of Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne due to delays and the bankruptcy of Virgin Orbit.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitTechnical ProductAug 21, 2023For smallsats, two ways to orbit

iQPS originally contracted to launch QPS-SAR-5 on Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne under a contract announced in May 2022.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipAug 17, 2023Japanese SAR company iQPS to launch with Rocket Lab after Virgin Orbit bankruptcy

QPS-SAR-5 was scheduled for launch in early 2023 at the time of the May 2022 contract announcement with Virgin Orbit.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitTechnical ProductAug 17, 2023Japanese SAR company iQPS to launch with Rocket Lab after Virgin Orbit bankruptcy

The 19 Slingshot payloads were developed independently and integrated in a couple of weeks prior to launch in July 2022 of the 12-unit cubesat on a Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralAug 8, 2023Slingshot 1 offers template for rapid satellite integration

Slingshot launched in July 2022 as a 12-unit cubesat on a Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralAug 8, 2023Slingshot 1 offers template for rapid satellite integration

Virgin Orbit was scheduled to launch Spire’s first 16U cubesat for NorthStar Earth and Space in mid-2023 before Virgin Orbit collapsed into bankruptcy.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralAug 8, 2023GHGSat orders four more greenhouse gas monitoring cubesats from Spire

Virgin Orbit laid off 675 employees, about 85% of its workforce, in late March 2023 and later filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and liquidated its assets.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralAug 5, 2023Astra lays off, reassigns employees as it refocuses on satellite propulsion

The committee required that the government review lessons learned from the Virgin Orbit licensing process and complete the review by September.

Mentioned as: virgin orbitTechnical ProductJul 17, 2023U.K. Parliament committee recommends streamlining launch licensing

Virgin Orbit went bankrupt after failures of its air-launched two-stage vehicle.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralJul 10, 2023Don’t jeopardize national security in the name of competition

Multiple aerospace companies have agreed to acquire Virgin Orbit’s assets out of bankruptcy, including Rocket Lab.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralJun 22, 2023NorthStar pivots to Rocket Lab following Virgin Orbit’s collapse
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