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Virgin Orbit

US
commercialFounded 2017
Long Beach, California, United States
virginorbit.com
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Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne mission on 2023-01-09, its first launch from the United Kingdom, failed to reach orbit.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralFeb 2, 2023Virgin Orbit raises $10 million as financial stopgap

Virgin Orbit reported an operating loss of $149,500,000 for the first nine months of 2022.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative FinancialFeb 2, 2023Virgin Orbit raises $10 million as financial stopgap

Virgin Orbit reported an operating loss of $50,500,000 in the third quarter of 2022.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative FinancialFeb 2, 2023Virgin Orbit raises $10 million as financial stopgap

Virgin Orbit ended the third quarter of 2022 with $71,000,000 of cash on hand.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative FinancialFeb 2, 2023Virgin Orbit raises $10 million as financial stopgap

Virgin Orbit anticipates returning to Spaceport Cornwall for additional launches and is in discussions with UK government and commercial stakeholders to plan missions as soon as later 2023.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralJan 16, 2023UPDATE 4: Virgin Orbit updates their “Start Me Up” mission anomaly

Virgin Orbit designs and manufactures its LauncherOne rockets in Long Beach, California and air-launches them from the wing of its converted Boeing 747-400 named Cosmic Girl.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipJan 16, 2023UPDATE 4: Virgin Orbit updates their “Start Me Up” mission anomaly

Virgin Orbit’s air-launch platform can launch from any runway long enough to handle a Boeing 747, enabling launch operations without a traditional vertical-launch spaceport.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipJan 16, 2023UPDATE 4: Virgin Orbit updates their “Start Me Up” mission anomaly

The first three NorthStar satellites were built by Spire Global and were slated to launch in mid-2023 on Virgin Orbit.

Mentioned as: virgin orbitTechnical ProductJan 13, 2023NorthStar using Axelspace’s Earth-imaging satellites to monitor orbits

Virgin Orbit ended its fiscal third quarter with $71,000,000 in cash and negative free cash flow of $52,500,000.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative FinancialJan 12, 2023Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly

Virgin Orbit retracted an initial claim that the upper stage had reached orbit nearly a half-hour after the 2023-01-09 launch.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2023Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly

Virgin Orbit expects to return to Spaceport Cornwall for future launches and is in active discussions with key government and commercial stakeholders in the U.K. to plan mission opportunities as soon as later 2023.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative PlanJan 12, 2023Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly

Virgin Orbit did not provide an estimate for how long the formal investigation into the 2023-01-09 failure will take.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2023Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly

Virgin Orbit has since raised $45,000,000 in two separate tranches from Virgin Group and Virgin Group’s investment arm.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipJan 12, 2023Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly

Virgin Orbit’s shares fell 14% on the Nasdaq exchange on 2023-01-10, the first trading day after the 2023-01-09 failure, and rebounded slightly on 2023-01-11.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2023Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly

Virgin Orbit initiated a formal investigation into the 2023-01-09 failure led by Chad Foerster, chief engineer and vice president of technology, and Jim Sponnick, former vice president of Atlas and Delta programs at United Launch Alliance.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitTechnical ProductJan 12, 2023Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly

Virgin Orbit’s first LauncherOne mission from the United Kingdom failed to reach orbit on 2023-01-09 due to an anomaly that caused a premature shutdown of the rocket’s upper stage.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2023Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly

Virgin Orbit’s air-launch platform can operate from any runway long enough to handle a Boeing 747.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipJan 9, 2023Virgin Orbit Successfully Completes Final Rehearsal Ahead of Historic Start Me Up Mission Launch

Virgin Orbit raised $25,000,000 from Virgin Group in early 2022-11-01 and an additional $20,000,000 from Virgin Investments Limited on 2022-12-20.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitOrg RelationshipJan 9, 2023First Virgin Orbit U.K. launch fails

Virgin Orbit’s first launch from the United Kingdom failed to reach orbit on 2023-01-09.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative GeneralJan 9, 2023First Virgin Orbit U.K. launch fails

Virgin Orbit reported having $71,000,000 in cash at the close of its third quarter as disclosed on 2022-11-07, and reported negative free cash flow of $52,500,000 for that period.

Mentioned as: Virgin OrbitNarrative FinancialJan 9, 2023First Virgin Orbit U.K. launch fails
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