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Virgin Orbit

United States of America · Commercial · EST. 2017

Virgin Orbit is a commercial launch operator based in United States of America, founded in 2017. It has flown 6 orbital launches — 4 successful, 2 failed, a lifetime success rate of 66.7%. It has no launch on the public manifest at the moment.

Flight record

Launch statistics

ON RECORD
Total launches6
Successful4
Failed2
Success rate66.7%
Consecutive successes0
Scheduled0
AdministratorPresident: Dan Hart
Founded2017

About VO

Virgin Orbit is a company within the Virgin Group which plans to provide launch services for small satellites. The company was formed in 2017 to develop the air-launched LauncherOne rocket, launched from Cosmic Girl, which had previously been a project of Virgin Galactic. Based in Long Beach, California, Virgin Orbit has more than 300 employees led by president Dan Hart, a former vice president of government satellite systems at Boeing. Virgin Orbit focuses on small satellite launch, which is one of three capabilities being focused on by Virgin Galactic. These capabilities are: human spaceflight operations, small satellite launch, and advanced aerospace design, manufacturing, and test

Upcoming launches

Manifest

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Nothing filed for VO in the current manifest window. Missions appear here the moment a launch date is published.

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Common questions

How many launches has Virgin Orbit flown?
Virgin Orbit has flown 6 orbital launches, of which 4 succeeded and 2 failed.
What is Virgin Orbit's success rate?
Virgin Orbit has a lifetime launch success rate of 66.7%, calculated as 4 successful flights out of 6 attempts.
When is Virgin Orbit's next launch?
Virgin Orbit has no launch on the public manifest at the moment. Scheduled missions appear here as soon as they are filed.
Where is Virgin Orbit based?
Virgin Orbit is based in United States of America and is classified as a commercial operator. It was founded in 2017.