The first orbital satellite to set off for space from western Europe will be launched from Cornwall in southwest England on Monday (Jan 9). Virgin Orbit, part-owned by billionaire Richard Branson, who founded the Virgin Atlantic airline, plans to use a modified Boeing 747 with a rocket attached under its wing for the first time outside the company’s base in...
From left, deputy CEO of UK Space Agency Ian Annett, CEO of Virgin Orbit Dan Hart, and head of Spaceport Cornwall Melissa Thorpe at Newquay Airport, in Cornwall, UK on Sunday.The first orbital satellite to set off for space from western Europe will be launched from Cornwall in southwest England on Monday .
The mission has been given a window for take-off from 2216 local time on Monday but that is dependent on the weather plus other scheduling and system issues, and Virgin Orbit said there are backup dates in mid and late January. The mission highlights an emerging small-launch sector just as Europe faces a growing crisis due to the Ukraine war, cutting access to Russian Soyuz vehicles, as well as Ariane 6 delays and the grounding of Vega rockets after a failed launch last month.
Even so, the launch was delayed in part due to the myriad regulatory clearances needed on the inaugural flight. The European Space Agency recently embraced the use of small launchers for some missions, though commentators such as Peter de Selding, co-founder of SpaceIntelReport.com, have questioned whether there is enough demand in Europe for multiple types.
“Basically, within a couple of weeks, a blank slab of cement was a space launch operations centre,” Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart said.
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