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LauncherOne | Start Me Up
Virgin OrbitSpaceport Cornwall — Air launch to orbit
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
mission
- Name
- Start Me Up
- Type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
7 payloads for government and private customers. This mission is the first launch from the United Kingdom.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
- Fail reason
- 2nd stage engine failure at ~17000 km/h after 2nd stage fuel filter within the fuel feedline was dislodged from its normal position, causing lower than usual fuel flow and subsequent rise in engine combustion chamber temperature.
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- LauncherOne
- Variant
- One
- Provider
- Virgin Orbit
- Type
- Commercial
- Country
- USA
launch site
- Pad
- Spaceport Cornwall
- Location
- Air launch to orbit
- Country
- ???
- Coordinates
- 50.4408, -4.9975