Virgin Orbit Rocket Launches 7 US Defense Department Satellites

Satellites was launched from a special Boeing 747 flying off the Southern California coast

It was Virgin Orbit's fourth commercial launch and first night launch.

The modified jumbo jet took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in the Mojave Desert

And released the rocket over the Pacific Ocean, northwest of Los Angeles.

The launch was originally scheduled for Wednesday night, but that attempt was scrubbed due to a propellant temperature issue.

Virgin Orbit named the mission “Straight Up”

Later this year, the company will launch two satellites on a mission flying out of Newquay Airport in Cornwall, England.

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