Mission description
7 payloads for government and private customers. This mission is the first launch from the United Kingdom.
Launch index
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Launch Failure
LauncherOne | Start Me Up
January 9, 2023 at 11:08 PM UTC
Air launch to orbit
Launch details
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January 9, 2023 at 11:08 PM UTC
Status: Launch Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds
Spaceport Cornwall
Air launch to orbit · 50.4408, -4.9975
- Rocket
- LauncherOne
- Launch probability
- Not published
- Window opens
- January 9, 2023 at 10:16 PM UTC
- Window closes
- January 10, 2023 at 12:16 AM UTC
- Feed updated
- September 19, 2023 at 10:46 AM UTC
Mission media
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LauncherOne
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Height
16 m
Diameter
1.6 m
LEO capacity
500 kg
Successful launches
4
Launch complex
Spaceport Cornwall
Air launch to orbit
Spaceport Cornwall
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Mission updates
Launch unlikely to occur in September 2022 with mission rehearsal and launch license still pending as of September 13