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LauncherOne | Above the Clouds

January 13, 2022 at 10:52 PM UTC

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January 13, 2022 at 10:52 PM UTC

Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Mojave Air and Space Port

Air launch to orbit · 35.0594, -118.1520

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Mojave Air and Space Port

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Launch probability
-1%
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January 13, 2022 at 10:20 PM UTC
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January 14, 2022 at 12:50 AM UTC
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June 14, 2023 at 3:54 AM UTC

Mission description

Mission to a 500 km circular orbit inclined at 45 degrees carrying eight R&D satellites from US government agencies with communications and navigation experiments as well as two Earth-observation nanosatellites from Polish company SatRevolution.

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Vehicle

LauncherOne

One

Height

16 m

Diameter

1.6 m

LEO capacity

500 kg

Successful launches

4

Launch complex

Mojave Air and Space Port

Air launch to orbit

Mojave Air and Space Port

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Mission updates

New mission name “Above The Clouds” confirmed.

November 9, 2021 at 2:06 PM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Launch date and window updated per USCG marine space closure notices.

November 11, 2021 at 3:18 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Mentioning of this launch in USCG local warning messages has been removed.

November 30, 2021 at 5:51 PM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

New launch date/time per marine space closure notices, to be officially confirmed.

December 9, 2021 at 3:07 PM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin

Launch now planned in January 2022.

December 21, 2021 at 1:17 AM UTC · Cosmic_Penguin