Here’s the latest round-up from the Press Association, on everything that has happened before and is about to happen. Monday 9 January 2023 23:02, Andrew Griffin Plane successfully takes off ahead of rocket launch The “drop ready” time has arrived – the rocket is prepared to drop off its plane and head into space. Monday 9 January 2023 23:11, Andrew Griffin (Virgin Orbit) Drop to happen any time now You can follow all of that live on YouTube here. It’s got another burn, then that engine will cut off, and then the payload will be deployed and the mission can be declared a success. It just finished the first burn of its second stage. Monday 9 January 2023 23:21, Andrew Griffin But they do seem particularly vociferous, here. Live streams of rocket launches are always hit by complaints of this kind, of course, just like everything on the internet. Others just complain it’s boring – especially since there’s very little to see. The thrust of them is mostly that while the mission might have been a pioneering success, the video of it certainly wasn’t.Ĭomplaints have included everything from the music (it’s true it’s just one bland piece of music on repeat, which makes you feel like you’re on hold) to technical problems with the video and with glitches. The official live stream is currently being hit by a flurry of complaints. Monday 9 January 2023 23:28, Andrew Griffin (FlightRadar24) Live stream hit by complaints on YouTube Virgin Orbit’s social media channels are yet to give any detailed information on what has gone wrong – or even exactly what happened at the end of the launch. “We’re going to be ending our live stream at this pint but please be sure to check our other channels – our social media channels – for more information as soon as it’s available.” And we are gathering more information,” he said, before thanking Virgin Orbit’s customers, staff and others involved in the launch. The already controversial live stream has already ended, with no further information given beyond the rocket having had an “anomaly”.Ī mission controller appeared on screen to announce that the feed would be coming to an end. (If so they’ll likely be useless, and may well just burn up very quickly.) Virgin Orbit ends live stream – with no information given That might explain the confusion in Virgin Orbit’s tweets: it’s possible that the satellites have made it into orbit, but not on the path needed. Technical problems appear to have meant that the payload isn’t in the right orbit. Launch appears to have gone wrong at the last momentįrom both the live stream and people on the ground, it sounds like all of the mission went right until the very end. Small seaside town awaits western Europe’s first ever satellite launch Virgin Orbit’s unusual system sees a plane carry the rocket up to 35,000 feet, before dropping it off to carry its satellites into space. The launch was set to be the first-ever rocket launch from UK soil, as well as the first time that satellites have been launched from Europe. Virgin Orbit added: “We appear to have an anomaly that has prevented us from reaching orbit. The Start Me Up mission lifted off the runway at Cornwall Airport at around 10.15pm as hundreds of people watching cheered.īut shortly before midnight, an official on the live stream announced the rocket suffered an “anomaly” that meant it failed to reach orbit. Docking scheduled for 7:48 a.m.ġ0 a.m.The UK’s first-ever space mission has failed after “an anomaly” prevented the Virgin Orbit rocket from reaching orbit. Coverage of the rendezvous and docking of the ISS Progress 86 cargo craft to the International Space Station. Launch coverage of the ISS Progress 86 cargo craft to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. ISS Expedition 70 in-flight event for the Stanford University Iranian Studies Program with NASA flight engineer Jasmin MoghbeliĤ a.m. ISS Expedition 70 in-flight event for JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) with JAXA Space Education Center and JAXA flight engineer Satoshi Furukawa (NASA TV Public Channel with interpretation NASA TV Media Channel in native language)ġ2 p.m. ISS Expedition 70 in-flight event for ESA (European Space Agency ) with ESA flight engineer Andy Mogensen, marking the birthday of Danish comic strip character Rasmus Klump (NASA TV Public Channel with interpretation NASA TV Media Channel in native language)Ħ:20 a.m.
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