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SuccessStraight Up · Virgin Orbit
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Jul 2, 2022, 06:53 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Jul 2, 2022, 05:00 UTC – Saturday, Jul 2, 2022, 09:00 UTC
Provider
Virgin Orbit
Rocket
Launch pad
Mojave Air and Space Port, Air launch to orbit · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Straight Up
Type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch contracted by the U.S. Space Force for the Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP), with payloads provided by the DoD Space Test Program (STP) as part of the Space Force’s STP-28A mission. It will carry seven satellites from multiple government agencies that are experiments intended to demonstrate novel modular satellite bus, space domain awareness, and adaptive radio frequency technologies. The target orbit is approximately 500 km above the Earth’s surface at 45 degrees inclination.
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