Watch live: Virgin Orbit plans to launch a rocket carrying 7 satellites

Washington DC (UPI) Jan 13, 2022

Virgin Orbit kicked off an ambitious launch schedule for 2022 on Thursday by sending seven small satellites into space aboard a rocket launched from a jet high above the Pacific Ocean. The LauncherOne rocket is to ignite around 2:30 p.m. PST from under the wing of the company's Cosmic Girl, a modified 747. That's about 50 minutes after it took off successfully from Mojave Air and Space