Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne conducted its 'Straight Up' mission (STP-S28A), air-launched from Mojave, deploying seven U.S. Space Force/DoD Space Test Program satellites into a 500 km, 45-degree orbit. It was the company's first night launch and fourth successful commercial flight.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 78 kg (est.)
- Flight
- 5th
- of 6 LauncherOne flights
- Date and time
- 2 July 2022, 06:53 UTC
- Rocket
- LauncherOne
- Builder
- Virgin Orbit
- Launch site
- Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to orbit
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- International designator
- 2022-074
- Launches in 2022
- 77th of 186
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