LauncherOne

LauncherOne is Virgin Orbit's air-launched rocket, released from a modified Boeing 747 named Cosmic Girl. After a failed first attempt in 2020 it reaches orbit in January 2021, but a failure on its first launch from Britain in January 2023 is followed by the company's collapse.

Launches

6

Success rate

67%

2 failures

First flight

25 May 2020

Launch Demo

Last flight

9 January 2023

Start Me Up

Builder

Virgin Orbit

Height

21.3 m

Diameter

1.6 m

Stages

2

Propellants

Kerosene / LOX

Payload to LEO

500 kg

Payload to SSO

300 kg