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Jan 9 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
🇬🇧✈️🚀 @VirginOrbit’s 747 ‘Cosmic Girl’ has just taken off from @SpaceCornwall with its Launcher One rocket under the wing for the #StartMeUp launch, the first space launch from the UK. flightradar24.com/2ecccaf4
We can’t track the rocket directly (no ADS-B for 🚀), but watch once the aircraft has reached its initial altitude and then begins a rapid climb followed by a sharp right turn as the rocket is released and lights just seconds later. flightradar24.com/2ecccaf4 Virgin Orbit’s 747 with the Launcher One rocket attached u
Coming around for the second pass in the drop area. Keep a close eye on Cosmic Girl’s altitude. flightradar24.com/2ecccaf4
There's the launch climb! flightradar24.com/2ecccaf4

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