Launch
Virgin Galactic
SpaceShipTwo | Galactic 07
- Mission
- rocket
- Pad
- Agency
Mission
Galactic 07
Tourism
Suborbital
Seventh commercial Virgin Galactic mission.
Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Pad
Rocket
SpaceShipTwo
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.
Details
Min stage: 1
Max stage: 1m
Length: 18.0m
Diameter: 8.2
First Flight: Oct. 10, 2010
Total launch count: 67
Successful launches: 62
Failed launches: 5
Consecutive successful launches: 11
Apogee: 110km
Manufacturer
Virgin Galactic
Private
USA
Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company within the Virgin Group. It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.
2004
Founder: Richard Branson
VMS Eve
VSS Enterprise | VSS Unity
Agency
Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company within the Virgin Group. It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.
Details
Founder: Richard Branson
2004
VMS Eve
VSS Enterprise | VSS Unity
Total launch count: 67
Successful launches: 62
Consecutive successful launches: 11
Failed launches: 5