Virgin Orbit failed to launch a satellite and the UK failed to join the international ranks of rocket launches from home.

(Reuters)

[Financial Channel/Comprehensive Report] Virgin Orbit (Virgin Orbit) failed to launch its first satellite mission for the United Kingdom in the early morning of Tuesday (10th) in Taiwan.

According to comprehensive media reports, Virgin Orbit used a Boeing 747-400 to transform the aircraft nicknamed "Cosmic Girl", carrying the LauncherOne secondary rocket to take off to high altitude first, and then release the rocket in the air.

At first, Virgin Orbit said that the rocket had successfully reached Earth orbit, but about half an hour later, the company said that the launch was abnormal, and the nine satellites carried by the rocket could not successfully enter orbit.

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Virgin Orbit said: "It appears that an anomaly has occurred that is preventing our rocket from reaching orbit. We are evaluating this information." The UK space agency said the acceleration of the first stage had sent the rocket into space, but there was a "technical anomaly" in the second stage. , failed to reach the desired orbit".

Affected by this news, the stock price of Virgin Orbit fell by 27.98% during the after-hours period on Monday (9th), with a backtest of US$1.39.

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