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Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl Boeing 747 at Spaceport Cornwall ahead of its first mission from the U.K.

Related: Virgin Orbit's first UK launch from Spaceport Cornwall At an altitude of around 180 km, the rocket's first second stage burn ended prematurely due to an anomaly and the launch failed. Ministry of Defence and the aerospace firm Space Forge, launched from Spaceport Cornwall and successfully fired both its first and second stages. LauncherOne, carrying a payload of nine satellites for customers including the U.K. This mission was supposed to be the first orbital launch from British soil but ultimately failed.The satellites were from multiple government agencies with the purpose of researching space communications, navigation, and climate change. Seven satellites were successfully launched to Low Earth Orbit for the U.S.Mojave Air and Space Port, California: Straight Up LauncherOne successfully delivered a payload of satellites to Low Earth Orbit, including several research and development satellites for US government agencies, two nanosatellites for SatRevolution, and one satellite imaging satellite for Spire Global. Mojave Air and Space Port, California: Above The Clouds Four of the satellites were R&D cubesats for the US Department of Defense, two were for Polish company SatRevolution, and one belonged to the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Named after the first track on Mike Oldfield's 1973 album Tubular Bells, this mission saw LauncherOne successfully carry seven satellites to Low Earth Orbit. Mojave Air and Space Port, California: Tubular Bells Part 1 LauncherOne successfully reached orbit whilst carrying a payload of 10 cubesats for NASA's Launch Services Program. Mojave Air and Space Port, California: Launch Demo 2 The anomaly was later identified as a broken propellant line. After successful release over the Pacific Ocean, the rocket ignited its first stage engine but encountered an anomaly within seconds and the launch failed. This mission was the maiden orbital flight of the LauncherOne rocket. Mojave Air and Space Port, California: Launch Demo After the first two demonstration missions, Virgin Orbit began naming missions after songs - three of which were released through Virgin Group's former record label Virgin Records.