The band has released albums in the past on Virgin Records, the record company founded by Branson. Current forecasts give an 80 percent chance of favorable conditions. The exact time will depend on the weather. The mission is called “Start me up,” after a song by the Rolling Stones. A five-hour launch window opens Wednesday at 8:02 p.m. In the next few minutes, the rest of the Netherlands should also be able to see the launch, as long as clouds and tall buildings don’t get in the way. About five minutes into the mission, the rocket should emerge above the horizon there. The residents of Zeeland should be the first able to see the launch. Your support goes toward Space Launch Schedule app and website improvements. For as little as 3 per month get Ad-Free access to the Space Launch Schedule website. The LauncherOne continues nine satellites from seven customers, which must be delivered to orbit around the earth. Fri Jun 30th, 2023 12:00 AM UTC Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. The rocket then flies south, towards Spain and Portugal. It will release a rocket, the LauncherOne, over the Atlantic Ocean. A Boeing 747 named Cosmic Girl is due to take off in southwest England at around 11:15 p.m., Dutch time. Monday’s first launch of satellites should happen the same way. Then the rocket motors turn on and begin the launch. They take off together, and the plane drops the spacecraft in the air.

In those flights, the astronauts are in a craft that hangs under an airplane. Branson is trying to sell tourist flights to space with another company, Virgin Atlantic. Virgin Orbit, a space company owned by businessman Richard Branson, carries out the mission.

Its glow may also be visible from the Netherlands if locals look southwest. The launch will take place south of Ireland, above the Atlantic Ocean. But on Monday, satellites will be brought into orbit around the earth from Western Europe for the first time. When a rocket goes to space, it is usually launched from a well-known launch site like Cape Canaveral (United States), Baikonur (Khasakstan), or Kourou (French Guiana).

Launch time tonight