Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne Rocket Mated to 'Cosmic Girl'
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On Oct. 24, 2018, Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket was mated to its 'Cosmic Girl' carrier plane for the first time. The rocket can carry a 300 pound (660 kg) satellite into Sun-synchronous orbit at speeds over 17,500 mph.
Credit: Space.com / footage courtesy: Virgin Orbit / produced and edited by Steve Spaleta http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta
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