flown byVirgin OrbitUSA

AMAN

Failure
JAN 09202323:08:49 UTC

AMAN was a 3U CubeSat built by Polish manufacturer SatRev in partnership with the Sultanate of Oman, TUATARA, and ETCO, intended as a pathfinder for a larger national Earth-observation constellation. All nine satellites aboard were lost when a dislodged fuel filter in the second-stage feedline starved the engine and triggered a premature shutdown.

The mission, named Start Me Up after the Rolling Stones song, was the first orbital launch attempt from UK soil. Virgin Orbit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy three months later, making this the final LauncherOne flight.

launched fromCornwall

aboardLauncherOne"Start Me Up"intoLEO

Payload

AMAN

Earth observation