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LauncherOne | Tubular Bells, Part One

Virgin OrbitMojave Air and Space Port — Air launch to orbit

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Tubular Bells, Part One
Type
Dedicated Rideshare
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

The mission includes three cubesats for US Department of Defense which are launched as a part of the DoS Space Test Program (STP); the Netherland's first military satellite, a cubesat called BRIK II; and two optical satellites, STORK-4 and STORK-5, for SatRevolution's STORK constellation. The mission name, "Tubular Bells, Part One", references the first music album released by Virgin Records label in the 1970s. The label was established by Virgin Orbit CEO Richard Branson.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
LauncherOne
Variant
One
Provider
Virgin Orbit
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Mojave Air and Space Port
Location
Air launch to orbit
Country
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