Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Virgin Orbit
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Dedicated Rideshare
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:47:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#6098 ever
Mission
The mission includes three cubesats for US Department of Defense which are launched as a part of the DoS Space Test Program (STP); the Netherland's first military satellite, a cubesat called BRIK II; and two optical satellites, STORK-4 and STORK-5, for SatRevolution's STORK constellation. The mission name, "Tubular Bells, Part One", references the first music album released by Virgin Records label in the 1970s. The label was established by Virgin Orbit CEO Richard Branson.