Launch Vehicle Payloads: VirginOrbit
Launch vehicle payload capabilities, fairing envelope dimensions, and spacecraft mechanical/acoustic environment specifications. Covers active and recent vehicles: Falcon 9 (expendable/reusable RTLS/drone), Falcon Heavy (expendable/partial/full recovery), Atlas V (401/551), Vulcan Centaur (VC2S/VC6S), Delta IV Heavy, Ariane 6 (A62/A64), Vega-C, Soyuz-2 (ST-A/ST-B), PSLV-XL, H3 (30S/22L), Long March 5, Long March 3B, Electron (standard/expanded fairing), LauncherOne, New Glenn, and Starship. Per SpaceX Falcon Users Guide 2021, ULA Atlas V Mission Planner's Guide Rev 11a, Arianespace User Manuals, NASA GEVS-STD-7000B.
| launch provider | vehicle config | acoustic oaspl db (dB) | fairing inner diameter m (m) | fairing usable length m (m) | fairing volume m3 (m3) | max axial accel g (g) | max lateral accel g (g) | min axial freq hz (Hz) | min lateral freq hz (Hz) | notes | payload leo kg (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VirginOrbit | LauncherOne | 138 | 1.57 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2.5 | 80 | 35 | Air-launched from 747 Cosmic Girl; Newton engine; 230 kg to 500 km SSO; 300 kg max LEO; company ceased operations 2023 | 300 |
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