Virgin Orbit puts satellites into low-Earth orbit for the first time using an air launch system

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The use of an air-launch system should reduce the cost of launches

Virgin Orbit successfully launched satellites into orbit for the first time using a LauncherOne launch vehicle launched from the Cosmic Girl aircraft, a specially modified Boeing 747. The payload consisted of nine small satellites trained by NASA and several universities.

Virgin Orbit
Virgin Orbit

Virgin Orbit puts satellites into low-Earth orbit for the first time using an air-launch system

The previous flight was unsuccessful – the rocket engine did not turn on. This time it worked normally, and the rocket entered the assigned orbit.

The use of an air-launch system is expected to reduce the cost of launching small satellites into low-Earth orbit. Another advantage is the wide choice of launch points.

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