Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity 25

Name: Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity 25
Start: 2023-05-25T16:23:00.000Z
Location: Spaceport America

SpaceShipTwo

Status

Success

Date

25 MAY 2023

16:23

Launch Provider

Virgin Galactic

Launch Pad

Spaceport America

Air launch to Suborbital flight

Mission Overview

Virgin Galactic return to space mission ahead of the first commercial flight.

Rocket

SpaceShipTwo

Mission Type

Test Flight

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