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Virgin Orbit

US
commercialFounded 2017
Long Beach, California, United States
virginorbit.com
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Virgin Orbit raised $228,000,000 in its SPAC merger, which was less than half the amount the company had anticipated in August 2021.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL3/30/2022Virgin Orbit looks beyond satellite launch for growth opportunities

Virgin Orbit reported a net loss of $121,600,000 for 2020 on $3,800,000 in revenue.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL3/30/2022Virgin Orbit looks beyond satellite launch for growth opportunities

Virgin Orbit established a standby equity purchase agreement with Yorkville Advisors to sell up to $250,000,000 in equity over three years.

ORG RELATIONSHIP3/30/2022Virgin Orbit looks beyond satellite launch for growth opportunities

Virgin Orbit reported adjusted EBITDA of –$140,400,000 in 2021 versus –$157,500,000 in 2020.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL3/30/2022Virgin Orbit looks beyond satellite launch for growth opportunities

POLSA aims to host the first launch using Virgin Orbit’s solution in the late summer of 2023 and then gradually transfer the technology to Poland and train Polish pilots.

NARRATIVE GENERAL3/18/2022Poland, Virgin Orbit partner on Eastern Europe satellite launch initiative

Virgin Orbit planned a first LauncherOne mission from Oita that could take place as soon as 2023.

NARRATIVE GENERAL2/26/2022Sierra Space to study Dream Chaser landings in Japan

Oita Airport reached an agreement with Virgin Orbit in 2020 to host Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne air-launch system.

ORG RELATIONSHIP2/26/2022Sierra Space to study Dream Chaser landings in Japan

The first Omani satellite was planned to launch on Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne from Spaceport Cornwall in the United Kingdom in 2022.

NARRATIVE PLAN2/7/2022The Sultanate Of Oman And SatRevolution Form International Consortium For Country’s First Satellite Launch and Mission To Deep Space

Virgin Orbit plans to launch space missions from the United Kingdom.

NARRATIVE GROWTH2/1/2022U.K. announces $2 billion in new funding for military space programs

Virgin Orbit plans to launch space missions from the United Kingdom.

NARRATIVE PLAN2/1/2022U.K. announces $2 billion in new funding for military space programs

Astra, Rocket Lab, and Virgin Orbit went public in 2021 through SPAC mergers, each raising hundreds of millions of dollars.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL1/21/2022Foust Forward | Small launchers on the bubble

Virgin Orbit received diminished proceeds from its SPAC merger that closed in late 2023, an outcome attributed in part to redemptions.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL1/19/2022Satellogic raises $150 million from fund led by former treasury secretary

Virgin Orbit’s share price fell by more than 9 percent on 2022-01-14, the day after the company completed its third successful orbital flight.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL1/17/2022Industry offers cautious optimism about state of space investment

The SPAC deal raised $228,000,000 for Virgin Orbit to fund expansion of its launch and satellite services businesses.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL1/13/2022Virgin Orbit launches seven cubesats on third operational mission

Virgin Orbit achieved a 45-degree orbital inclination from a West Coast launch for the first time on the 2022-01-13 mission.

NARRATIVE GENERAL1/13/2022Virgin Orbit launches seven cubesats on third operational mission

Virgin Orbit completed a merger with a special purpose acquisition company and began trading on the Nasdaq on 2021-12-30.

ORG RELATIONSHIP1/13/2022Virgin Orbit launches seven cubesats on third operational mission

The $228,000,000 raised in the SPAC merger was less than half the amount Virgin Orbit projected when the deal was announced in August due to a high rate of shareholder redemptions.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL1/13/2022Virgin Orbit launches seven cubesats on third operational mission

Virgin Orbit’s previous LauncherOne mission took place about five and a half months after the company’s first successful LauncherOne mission in January 2021.

NARRATIVE GENERAL1/11/2022Virgin Orbit to demonstrate air-launch flexibility on upcoming mission

Virgin Orbit signed a deal with the U.S. Space Force in 2020 to launch from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.

ORG RELATIONSHIP1/11/2022Virgin Orbit to demonstrate air-launch flexibility on upcoming mission

Virgin Orbit raised less than half of the $483,000,000 originally projected from its SPAC merger with NextGen Acquisition Corp. II in 2021.

ORG RELATIONSHIP1/3/2022Space SPACs look to rebound in 2022
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