An English surfing resort is set to become the country's first spaceport, giving Europe options for launching satellites at a critical time after the Ukraine war cut access to its use of Russian Soyuz vehicles.
Virgin Orbit via APNEWQUAY, England, — An English surfing resort was counting down to the first launch of orbital satellites into space from western Europe on Monday, when Virgin Orbit’s mission will transform the Cornish town of Newquay into the country’s first spaceport.
Virgin Orbit, part-owned by billionaire Richard Branson, said nine satellites would be deployed into lower Earth orbit from its LauncherOne rocket in its first mission outside its United States base. “We can all personally connect with one or more of the satellites that are flying on this mission,” he told a press conference on Sunday.
The aircraft, named Cosmic Girl, is expected to take off at some point between 2140 GMT and 2300 GMT, but it is dependent on the weather and “health of the system” and Virgin Orbit has said there are back-up dates available for later in January. Virgin Orbit’s focus on LEO satellites is at the other end of the scale from the large satellites in geostationary orbit that are launched by vertical rockets.
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