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Virgin Orbit: the third Launcher One mission gets underway

Today the launch of seven more satellites into orbit from a B-747

The third Launcher One mission of the US space company Virgin Orbit starts tonight at 9:30pm Italian time. The B-747 aircraft will take off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California will be used as a launch pad for a carrier rocket that will carry seven satellites into orbit. These will be in addition to the 19 already installed by the company's system led by US tycoon Richard Branson. "We are...

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