WK2-2xx/VG-017 CC2 — 2020-A09
launch attemptHuman suborbital flightcompleted
WK2-2xx/VG-017 CC2 — 2020-A09 was a human suborbital flight conducted on February 13, 2020 from MHV using Spaceship Two, operated by VGX. The recorded outcome was success; the census identity distinguishes this attempt from flights that may share a mission name or launch date.
- Launch class
- Human suborbital flight
- Launch date
- February 13, 2020
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VSS Unity climbing steeply under rocket power with a bright exhaust plume during the Unity 22 fully crewed spaceflight on July 11, 2021
Credit: Virgin Galactic. License: Virgin Galactic official downloadable press asset.
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Virgin Galactic's official Unity 22 press asset records VSS Unity under rocket power on July 11, 2021 during the company's first fully crewed spaceflight, which carried two pilots and four mission specialists before returning to Spaceport America.
About this launch
Every GCAT-classified human suborbital or endoatmospheric rocket flight, with achieved altitude retained separately. This launch is retained as its own historical attempt so its date, vehicle, origin, operator, trajectory, payload, and outcome can be followed without collapsing it into a program total.
WK2-2xx/VG-017 CC2 — 2020-A09 used Spaceship Two from MHV under VGX. The technical record includes a recorded apogee of 15 km, the SPAM RW34 profile. No separate payload manifest entry is attached to this attempt.
Launch facts
- Launch date
- February 13, 2020
- Vehicle
- Spaceship Two
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- MHV
- Operator
- VGX
Technical details and catalog designation
Trajectory measurements and catalog terminology are retained here when available. Codes follow the original records.
- Launch class
- Human suborbital flight
- Destination / profile
- SPAM RW34
- Recorded apogee
- 15 km
- Payload entries
- 0
- Catalog designation
- 2020-A09
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Other names mentioned
- Spaceship TwoLaunch vehicle
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- VGXLaunch operator
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