After years of development and test flights, Virgin Orbit launched commercial operations last June. And last weekend, Virgin Orbit successfully carried out its first nighttime mission - helping the U.S. Space Force deploy satellites into low-Earth orbit.

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Virgin Orbit, which has just started

, has just passed a new milestone. After years of development and test flights, Virgin Orbit launched commercial operations last June. And last weekend, Virgin Orbit successfully carried out its first night mission - helping the US Space Force (USSF) deploy the satellite into low-Earth orbit.

After years of development and test flights, Virgin Orbit launched commercial operations last June. And last weekend, Virgin Orbit successfully carried out its first nighttime mission - helping the U.S. Space Force deploy satellites into low-Earth orbit. - DayDayNews

(from: Virgin Orbit official website)

It is reported that this mission used the first of three Virgin Orbit aircraft to perform missions for the USSF, and the company is focusing on international business expansion.

This specially modified Boeing 747 is capable of taking off from a regular run and launching a LauncherOne rocket at high altitude. After

is separated from the body, the rocket can ignite on its own and carry the customer's payload to the predetermined orbit.

After years of development and test flights, Virgin Orbit launched commercial operations last June. And last weekend, Virgin Orbit successfully carried out its first nighttime mission - helping the U.S. Space Force deploy satellites into low-Earth orbit. - DayDayNews

The LauncherOne system carried seven U.S. Space Force satellites during the weekend's "Straight Up" mission.

At 22:50 local time on Friday evening, the Cosmic Girl "mothership" took off smoothly from the concrete runway of the Mojave Spaceport in California.

About two hours later, the monitoring system reported that all seven satellites had been successfully deployed.

After years of development and test flights, Virgin Orbit launched commercial operations last June. And last weekend, Virgin Orbit successfully carried out its first nighttime mission - helping the U.S. Space Force deploy satellites into low-Earth orbit. - DayDayNews

Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart said:

is honored to provide delivery services and corresponding technical support to the Space Force (USSF) and the Department of Defense (DoD).
Through this task, the Virgin Orbit team and LauncherOne system have once again proven themselves to customers.

After years of development and test flights, Virgin Orbit launched commercial operations last June. And last weekend, Virgin Orbit successfully carried out its first nighttime mission - helping the U.S. Space Force deploy satellites into low-Earth orbit. - DayDayNews

New Atlas notes that this mission marks Virgin Orbit’s fourth consecutive successful mission. At the same time, the company is working to demonstrate its flexible and responsive satellite launch capabilities.

Virgin Orbit is also expected to conduct its first orbital launch from British soil later this year – from the UK Space Agency and the Royal Air Force’s Cornwall Spaceport.

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