Launched on January 26, 2024, Galactic 06 was a crewed sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity. For American aerospace company Virgin Galactic, it was the company's sixth commercial spaceflight and eleventh spaceflight overall.
Last updated: May 10, 2024
Launch Information
Launch Information |
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Launch Vehicle Details |
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| Mission Name | Galactic-06 |
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| Launch Site | VMS Eve, Spaceport America, New Mexico, United States |
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| Launch Vehicle | SpaceShipTwo |
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| Agency | Virgin Galactic |
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| Launch Date | JAN 26 2024 |
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For the first time this year, Virgin Galactic will once again launch a set of private customers on a short suborbital hop to space. After six flights in the final six months of 2023, Virgin Galactic is continuing on its success by lauching four more customers on the Galactic 06 mission, which marks the 20th overall mission for SpaceShipTwo, the rocket-powered spaceplane that carries the passengers.
Launch Vehicle
- SpaceShipTwo
| Launch Mass | 13154 Kg (29000 lb) |
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| Dry Mass | 6123 Kg (13500 lb) |
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| Crew Capacity | 8 |
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| Volume | 14 m3 (500 cu ft) pressurized |
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| Regime | Suborbital |
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| Payload To Suborbital | 600 Kg (1300 lb) |
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| Engine | 1 Rocket motor two engine |
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| Maximum Thrust | 310 kN (70000 lbf) |
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| Specific Impulse | 250 s |
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| Propellant | Nitrous oxide / Hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene |
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Completed Satellite Launches with
SpaceShipTwo (Virgin Galactic)
