MISSION NAME
Start Me Up
Status
Failure
DATE
9 JAN 2023
LAUNCH PROVIDER
![Virgin Orbit + -img](https://apiv2.spacerealm.live/static/images/company-logo/vo/logo.png)
Virgin Orbit
Launch Pad
Spaceport Cornwall
Description
7 payloads for government and private customers. This mission is the first launch from the United Kingdom.
![LauncherOne LauncherOne](https://spacelaunchnow-prod-east.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/media/images/launcherone_image_20200101110016.jpeg)
LauncherOne
Rocket Description
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.