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Virgin Orbit

US
commercialFounded 2017
Long Beach, California, United States
virginorbit.com
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Virgin Orbit signed an agreement with Cornwall officials during the Farnborough International Airshow in July 2018 to study LauncherOne operations from Spaceport Cornwall.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralJun 5, 2019U.K. to fund development of spaceport facilities for Virgin Orbit

Virgin Orbit uses a Boeing 747 aircraft as an air-launch platform for its LauncherOne rocket.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitTechnical ProductJun 5, 2019U.K. to fund development of spaceport facilities for Virgin Orbit

U.K. Space Agency and Cornwall Council plan to invest in facilities at Cornwall Airport Newquay (Spaceport Cornwall) to support Virgin Orbit launch operations.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipJun 5, 2019U.K. to fund development of spaceport facilities for Virgin Orbit

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne development was in its final phase and required a few captive carry flights of a modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft before first orbital launch as of May 2019.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipMay 8, 2019Commercial, not government, demand will drive size of small launch vehicle market

The U.S. Air Force plans to launch 21 payloads on five missions this calendar year through RALI, including the STP-27RD flight and a later launch by Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative PlanMay 5, 2019Rocket Lab launches three U.S. military satellites

Virgin Orbit plans to air-launch small satellites from a Boeing 747.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipApr 13, 2019Air Force Chief Goldfein: To win in space, U.S. must work closer with allies

Exolaunch signed a memorandum of understanding with Virgin Orbit on 2019-04-11 to send satellites into space as early as 2020 on LauncherOne dedicated and rideshare missions.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipApr 11, 2019Exolaunch and Virgin Orbit sign memorandum of understanding

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne is designed to send payloads of up to 500 kg into orbit from rockets air-launched from a 747 carrier aircraft.

Mentioned as: virgin orbitTechnical ProductApr 11, 2019Exolaunch and Virgin Orbit sign memorandum of understanding

Virgin Orbit performed its first LauncherOne captive carry flight in November 2018.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralApr 11, 2019Exolaunch and Virgin Orbit sign memorandum of understanding

Virgin Orbit planned to send satellites into orbit in early 2019.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralApr 11, 2019Exolaunch and Virgin Orbit sign memorandum of understanding

Vox Space is the U.S.-incorporated subsidiary of Virgin Orbit that is developing the LauncherOne air-launch system.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipApr 10, 2019Three companies selected for DARPA Launch Challenge

Vox Space will conduct one of the five launches using Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket, which is air-launched from a Boeing 747 mothership.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipApr 3, 2019Air Force touts deal with Rocket Lab as a new way of buying ‘affordable rides to space’

OneWeb is counting on one or more Ariane 6 launches plus multiple Virgin Orbit LauncherOne missions to complete its constellation by 2021.

Mentioned as: virgin orbitTechnical ProductMar 18, 2019How OneWeb plans to make sure its first satellites aren’t its last

OneWeb anticipated launching around 150 satellites in 2019 using four or five Soyuz rockets and potentially Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne.

Mentioned as: virgin orbitTechnical ProductMar 18, 2019How OneWeb plans to make sure its first satellites aren’t its last

The four OneWeb satellites withdrawn from the 2019-02-27 Soyuz mission could launch 2019 with Virgin Orbit.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipFeb 27, 2019OneWeb’s first six satellites in orbit following Soyuz launch

Virgin Orbit has a contract for 39 missions using the LauncherOne air-launched rocket.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralFeb 27, 2019OneWeb’s first six satellites in orbit following Soyuz launch

Tim Buzza joined SpaceX months after its founding in 2002 and worked at SpaceX for 12 years before joining Virgin Galactic and later Virgin Orbit.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipFeb 14, 2019Relativity adds former SpaceX executives to leadership team

Virgin Orbit developed the LauncherOne satellite launch vehicle that is deployed from a Boeing 747 aircraft.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipFeb 6, 2019Air Force wants to become a bigger player in the small launch industry

Vector and Virgin Orbit expect to perform their first orbital launches in 2019.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralJan 22, 2019Rocket Lab to launch DARPA satellite

Cloud Constellation signed a memorandum of understanding with Virgin Orbit in 2017 for 12 dedicated LauncherOne missions to orbit its constellation.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralDec 27, 2018Cloud Constellation lines up $100 million investment
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