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LauncherOne | Launch Demo
Virgin OrbitMojave Air and Space Port — Air launch to orbit
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
mission
- Name
- Launch Demo
- Type
- Test Flight
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Payload-free test flight of the LauncherOne vehicle.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
- Fail reason
- Shortly after release from the carrier plane and several seconds after first stage engine startup, the high-pressure LOX feeding line broke. This resulted in engine shutdown and subsequent flight termination.
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- LauncherOne
- Variant
- One
- Provider
- Virgin Orbit
- Type
- Commercial
- Country
- USA
launch site
- Pad
- Mojave Air and Space Port
- Location
- Air launch to orbit
- Country
- ???
- Coordinates
- 35.0594, -118.1517