{"id":537881,"date":"2023-01-09T19:04:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T16:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-uk-counts-down-to-its-first-ever-orbital-satellite-launch\/"},"modified":"2023-01-09T19:04:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T16:04:26","slug":"the-uk-counts-down-to-its-first-ever-orbital-satellite-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-uk-counts-down-to-its-first-ever-orbital-satellite-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"#The UK counts down to its first ever orbital satellite launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c5269c022e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2c5269c022e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-uk-counts-down-to-its-first-ever-orbital-satellite-launch\/#%E2%80%9CThe_UK_counts_down_to_its_first_ever_orbital_satellite_launch%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The UK counts down to its first ever orbital satellite launch&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-uk-counts-down-to-its-first-ever-orbital-satellite-launch\/#Get_your_tickets_for_TNW_Valencia_in_March\" >Get your tickets for TNW Valencia in March!<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_UK_counts_down_to_its_first_ever_orbital_satellite_launch%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The UK counts down to its first ever orbital satellite launch&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2023%2F01%2FUntitled-design-97.jpg&amp;signature=16f5f90b3eac30bbfe9d94262f788d65\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            The first ever orbital satellite\u00a0launch from the UK \u2014 and Europe \u2014 is set for takeoff tonight (Monday, January 9). The so-called \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/virginorbit.com\/start-me-up\/\">Start Me UP<\/a>\u201d mission, led by US-based <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/virginorbit.com\/\">Virgin Orbit<\/a>, will set out from Spaceport Cornwall at Newquay Airport at around 21:15 UTC.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the launch via Virgin Orbit\u2019s livestream below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" srcdoc=\"&lt;style&gt;*{padding:0;margin:0;overflow:hidden}html,body{background:#000;height:100%}img{position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:opacity .1s cubic-bezier(0.4,0,1,1)}a:hover img+img{opacity:1!important}&lt;\/style&gt;&lt;a href=\" https:=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/5Co18HcyqHk\/hqdefault.jpg\" style=\"top: 50%;left:50%;width:68px;height:48px;transform:translate3d(-50%,-50%,0)\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At the center of the mission is a modified Boeing 747 aircraft, the Cosmic Girl, which is fitted with Virgin Orbit\u2019s Launcher One rocket carrying nine civil and defense satellites.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Get_your_tickets_for_TNW_Valencia_in_March\"><\/span>Get your tickets for TNW Valencia in March!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The heart of tech is coming to the heart of the Mediterranean<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cosmic Girl will take off from Spaceport Cornwall and will ascend to an altitude of 35,000 feet (10.6 kilometers) above the Atlantic Ocean. Following about an hour of flying, it will release the rocket. Launcher One will then perform one orbital burn with each of its two stages before releasing the satellites.<\/p>\n<p>If the mission succeeds (providing favorable weather and no technical shortcomings), it will be a major milestone for the UK\u2019s space sector, marking the beginning of a domestic-based launch industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe development of new orbital launch capabilities is already generating growth, catalyzing investment, and creating jobs in Cornwall and other communities across the United Kingdom,\u201d Ian Annett, Deputy CEO at the UK Space Agency, said in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/virginorbit.com\/the-latest\/virgin-orbit-completes-final-successful-end-to-end-rehearsal-all-systems-currently-green-proceeding-toward-historic-u-k-launch\/\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI look forward to seeing more launches from other UK spaceports over the next year, putting us firmly on the map as Europe\u2019s leading destination for commercial small satellite launch,\u201d he added.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The so-called \u201cStart Me UP\u201d mission, led by US-based Virgin Orbit, will set out from Spaceport Cornwall at Newquay Airport at around 21:15 UTC&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":537882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image\/tnw?filter_last=1&fit=1280,640&url=https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2023\/01\/Untitled-design-97.jpg&signature=339419cb1c42e1a6f8d9419e7ddf8de4","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-537881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=537881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/537882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=537881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=537881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=537881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}