Rocket file · LV-141
LauncherOne
LauncherOne is an expendable launch vehicle built by Virgin Orbit. It stands 16.0 m tall, lifts 500 kg to low Earth orbit, first flew on 25 May 2020. It has flown 6 times with 4 successes, a success rate of 66.7%. It has nothing on the Launch Library 2 schedule right now.
Specification
Vehicle spec sheet
As listed by Launch Library 2. The cost is Launch Library’s figure, not a quoted price. Figures for rockets outside the sixty most-flown were last read on 2026-11-05.
Flight record
Reliability
About LauncherOne
LauncherOne is a two stage orbital launch vehicle developed by Virgin Orbit since 2007. It is an air launch to orbit rocket, designed to launch "smallsat" payloads of 300 kilograms (660 lb) into a Sun-synchronous orbit, following air launch from a carrier aircraft at high altitude.
Upcoming flights
Manifest
LauncherOne is retired, and no flight is filed.
All upcoming launchesLauncherOne in the archive
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Common questions
- How many times has LauncherOne flown?
- 6 times, with 4 successes and 2 failures.
- What is LauncherOne's success rate?
- 66.7%. That's 4 successful flights out of 6 attempts.
- How much can LauncherOne lift to orbit?
- Launch Library 2 lists LauncherOne at 500 kg to low Earth orbit.
- Is LauncherOne reusable?
- No. Launch Library 2 lists LauncherOne as expendable, so no stage is recovered to fly again.