Virgin Orbit has now aced four missions in a row.
It was the fourth consecutive successful launch for Virgin Orbit, following satellite-lofting missions in January 2021, June 2021 and. The company has attempted five launches in total; its first effort, a May 2020 test flight, ended in failure.
Virgin Orbit was interested in"expanding the envelope and just going to the ops for nighttime missions, because we have some of those on our books that are required," CEO Dan Hart said in a prelaunch call with reporters on Tuesday ."We want to make sure we do them first in our backyard here in Mojave."
The seven satellites that went up on Saturday morning were a diverse lot. One of them, the shoebox-sized Adler-1, will study theenvironment to help improve researchers' models. This little satellite will be operated by Virginia-based company Spire Global.
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