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LauncherOne

VO RETIRED

At a glance

Launches

Success rate

66.7%

4 ok · 2 failed

Payload to LEO

500 kg

Payload to GTO

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Manufacturer

Virgin Orbit

Status

Retired

First flight

25 May 2020

Reusable

Height

16 m

Diameter

1.6 m

Launch mass

30 t

Liftoff thrust

327 kN

Stages

Launch cost

$12,000,000

Booster landings

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Links

Wikipedia

About

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.

Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2 Last checked 29 Sept 2026

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