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Jan 9, 2023 · The air-launched rocket will climb into orbit with nine small satellite payloads after release from a Boeing 747 carrier aircraft after taking off from Spaceport Cornwall in South West England ...
Jan 10, 2023 · Unlike the large satellites taken into space by vertical rocket launches, like those carried out by NASA and SpaceX, Virgin Orbit - the operator of tonight's Start Me Up mission - deals with far ...
Flight status, tracking, and historical data for Virgin Orbit 1 (OBT1) including scheduled, estimated, and actual departure and arrival times.
Jul 2, 2022 · With this mission complete, Virgin Orbit is on track for launch from Spaceport Cornwall later this year. The UK Space Agency and Cornwall Council are supporting the launch, with Spaceport...
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Jan 7, 2023 · Information about how people can watch the first orbital space launch from the UK has been released. The Start Me Up mission will be livestreamed on Virgin Orbit's YouTube channel from...
Oct 11, 2022 · Virgin Orbit’s carrier aircraft, ground support equipment, and rocket are set to arrive in Cornwall this week ahead of the first satellite launch from the UK.
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Jun 30, 2021 · Enter Virgin Orbit. Like the satellites its customers are flying, its launch system is light, fast, flexible, and affordable. Virgin Orbit uses a 747 airplane and a runway rather than a launch pad - this is a route to space that can be made from any airport in the world.
