Watch: Rocket set to be launched above Ireland

The rocket is set to be launched from a specially adapted 747 jet mid-air at around midnight tonight as part of Virgin Orbit's Start Me Up mission.
Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne.

Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2023 - 22:00
Rebecca Laffan and David Kent

A satellite-carrying rocket is set to be launched into the sky above Ireland tonight.

The rocket is set to be launched from a specially adapted 747 jet mid-air at around midnight tonight as part of Virgin Orbit's Start Me Up mission.

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