The first attempt to send a satellite into orbit from Great Britain failed |

Great Britain’s first “orbital satellite” mission has failed. It was reported that USA“Cosmic Girl” Boeing 747-400 aircraft with a rocket carrying satellites of “Virgin Orbit” company took off from the runway in Cornwall in the southwest of the country, and then the rocket successfully launched. plane over the Atlantic Ocean. It was reported that the rocket went into orbit, but during this time a problem arose. It was shared that the satellites could not be separated from the rocket and were lost. It was noted that the plane returned without any problems.

Virgin’s Dan Hart said, “While we’re proud of the many things we’ve achieved as part of this mission, we recognize that we’re not providing the service our customers deserve. “It seems that a technical problem prevented us from reaching the orbit,” he said. Orbit CEO.

Matt Archer, UK Space Agency’s Commercial Space Flight Officer, said: “We have shown that the UK can go into orbit, but the operation was not successful in reaching the intended orbit. We will be working closely with Virgin Orbit as we investigate what caused the problem. coming days and weeks. This result is disappointing. “While launching a spacecraft always carries significant risks, we are committed to being the leader in small satellite launches in Europe by 2030.” (UAV)

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