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Spaceport Cornwall

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Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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An additional building adjacent to the satellite integration facility at Spaceport Cornwall will open soon to host other space companies.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallTechnical ProductJan 8, 2023Virgin Orbit ready for first U.K. launch

Virgin Orbit’s ‘Start Me Up’ mission will launch from Spaceport Cornwall operating out of Cornwall Newquay Airport.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallOrg RelationshipDec 21, 2022UK Space regulator issues Virgin Orbit launch licenses

Spaceport Cornwall, located at Cornwall Airport Newquay, received a spaceport license from the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority on 2022-11-16.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralDec 8, 2022Virgin Orbit delays first U.K. launch

On 2022-12-08 Virgin Orbit delayed its Start Me Up mission from Spaceport Cornwall for weeks because of technical and regulatory issues.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralDec 8, 2022Virgin Orbit delays first U.K. launch

The first of Virgin Orbit’s hardware will begin transport to Cornwall, U.K. on Sunday, 2022-10-09 and is due to arrive at Spaceport Cornwall on Tuesday, 2022-10-11.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralOct 11, 2022With the manifest complete, Virgin Orbit’s flight hardware is heading to Spaceport Cornwall for the 1st orbital launch from U.K. soil

Integration of customer satellites into the rocket’s fairing is expected to begin 2022-10-03 in the newly inaugurated Space Systems Integration Facility (SSIF) at Spaceport Cornwall.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallTechnical ProductOct 6, 2022Virgin Orbit’s next rocket ready for a Cornwall, UK, launch

The launch of the shoebox-sized Prometheus-2 satellites will take place later 2022 from Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay.

Mentioned as: spaceport cornwallTechnical ProductSep 30, 2022UK's First-ever Orbital Satellite Launch to include Intelligent Hyperspectral Imager HyperScout M

Cosmic Girl, Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747 that carries the LauncherOne rocket, will soon take off from Spaceport Cornwall to deliver the two Prometheus-2 satellites into Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallOrg RelationshipSep 30, 2022UK's First-ever Orbital Satellite Launch to include Intelligent Hyperspectral Imager HyperScout M

The shoebox-sized Prometheus-2 satellites will launch later 2022 from Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralSep 28, 2022UK’s first orbital satellite launch includes intelligent hyperspectral imager HyperScout® M

Prometheus-2 Cosmic Girl is Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747 that carries the LauncherOne rocket and will take off from Spaceport Cornwall to deliver two Prometheus-2 satellites into Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallOrg RelationshipSep 28, 2022UK’s first orbital satellite launch includes intelligent hyperspectral imager HyperScout® M

Spaceport Cornwall was awarded Educational Project of the Year in The Satcoms Innovation Group’s 2022 SIG awards.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralJul 31, 2022Spaceport Cornwall wins Educational Project of the Year at Satellite Innovation Group Awards 2022

Open Cosmos and RHEA Group selected Virgin Orbit’s UK business to launch the DOVER Pathfinder satellite to low Earth orbit from Spaceport Cornwall later 2022.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallOrg RelationshipJul 26, 2022Virgin Orbit’s 1st UK launch is for RHEA Group’s DOVER Pathfinder smallsat

Spaceport Cornwall is operated by a consortium comprising Virgin Orbit, the UK Space Agency, Goonhilly Earth Station, and the Cornwall Council unitary authority.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallOrg RelationshipJul 22, 2022UK launches consultation on Virgin Orbit launch

Virgin Orbit, a U.S. company, planned to perform an orbital LauncherOne mission from Spaceport Cornwall as soon as September 2022.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralJul 19, 2022The Great British Lift-Off

CIRCE is scheduled to launch from Spaceport Cornwall at Newquay Airport as part of the United Kingdom’s first commercial space mission during the upcoming summer.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralJun 7, 2022NRL CIRCE spacecraft participate in Historic U.K. Launch

Spaceport Cornwall must obtain a license from the Civil Aviation Authority to host Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne system.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralMay 25, 2022Virgin Orbit expects first U.K. launch in August

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne commercial U.K. launches will deploy payloads from Spaceport Cornwall using a modified Boeing 747 aircraft.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallOrg RelationshipMay 11, 2022Orbex unveils prototype of rocket preparing for UK’s first vertical launch

The joint NRO–U.K. MOD mission will launch from Spaceport Cornwall at Newquay Airport in Cornwall, England.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallOrg RelationshipMay 10, 2022National Reconnaissance Office partners with U.K. on space mission to fly on Virgin Orbit rocket

ForgeStar-0 will be launched from Spaceport Cornwall, the United Kingdom’s first domestic spaceport.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative PlanApr 28, 2022Cosmic Shielding To Test Radiation Shielding Tech Aboard Space Forge Satellite In The UK’s 1st Sovereign Launch

ForgeStar-0 will launch on Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne this summer from Spaceport Cornwall.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallOrg RelationshipApr 28, 2022Cosmic Shielding To Test Radiation Shielding Tech Aboard Space Forge Satellite In The UK’s 1st Sovereign Launch
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