LauncherOne – Virgin Orbit
- Length: 16 m
- Diameter: 1.6 m
- Launch Mass: 30 T
- Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 500 kg
The LauncherOne, manufactured by Virgin Orbit established in 2017, undertook its inaugural launch on 05/25/2020. Notably, LauncherOne has 4 successful launches and 2 failed attempts, with a cumulative tally of 6 launches, currently with 0 pending launches in the pipeline.
LauncherOne is a two stage orbital launch vehicle developed by Virgin Orbit since 2007. It is an air launch to orbit rocket, designed to launch “smallsat” payloads of 300 kilograms (660 lb) into a Sun-synchronous orbit, following air launch from a carrier aircraft at high altitude.
