Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Galactic 01

Name: Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Galactic 01
Start: 2023-06-29T15:28:38.000Z
Location: Spaceport America

SpaceShipTwo

Status

Success

Date

29 JUN 2023

15:28

Launch Provider

Virgin Galactic

Launch Pad

Spaceport America

Air launch to Suborbital flight

Mission Overview

Research mission for the Italian Air Force, first commercial Virgin Galactic mission.

Rocket

SpaceShipTwo

Mission Type

Biology

Orbit

Suborbital

Stages

Livestream

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Rocket Details

The Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is an air-launched suborbital spaceplane type designed for space tourism. It is manufactured by The Spaceship Company, a California-based company owned by Virgin Galactic.

Height

18 m

Diameter

8.2 m

Launch Mass

9 T

Thrust

310 kN