Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Organization and Business Operations (Details)

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Organization and Business Operations (Details)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2021
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$ / shares
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Dec. 28, 2021
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Dec. 31, 2022
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launch
satellite
member
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2021
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$ / shares
Dec. 30, 2021
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Number of successful orbital launches | launch     4      
Number of satellites delivered to orbit | satellite     33      
Sale of stock price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 10.00          
Shares issued (in shares) 10,000,000          
Aggregate purchase price | $ $ 100,000,000.0          
Warrants outstanding (in shares)     14,400,000      
Common stock, par or stated value per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001    
Accumulated deficit | $     $ (1,011,612,000) $ (820,454,000)    
Cash and cash equivalents | $     51,199,000 $ 194,154,000   $ 22,433,000
Common Class B            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Shares forfeited (in shares)   765,000        
Common Stock            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Sponsor earnback awards (in shares) 1,319,980          
Shares outstanding (in shares)         334,919,914  
NextGen Acquisition Corp. II            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Business acquisition, transaction costs | $ $ 27,900,000          
Shares redeemed in period, value | $ $ 314,800,000          
Goodwill | $     $ 0      
Number of board members | member     7      
NextGen Acquisition Corp. II | Common Class A            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Shares redeemed in period (in shares) 31,480,291          
Business acquisition, share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 10.00          
Sponsor Earnback Warrants            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Sponsor earnback awards (in shares) 1,015,190          
Derivative warrant liabilities - Public warrants            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Warrants outstanding (in shares)         7,651,891  
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares     $ 11.50   $ 11.50  
Private Placement Warrants            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Warrants outstanding (in shares)         6,767,927  
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares         $ 11.50  
Virgin Group            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Sale of stock price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 10.00          
Shares issued (in shares) 6,020,000          
Aggregate purchase price | $ $ 60,000,000          
Sale and issuance (in shares) 5,820,000          
Issued for services (in shares) 200,000          
Holders Of Vieco USA Shares | Common Stock            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Shares outstanding (in shares)         303,320,884  
Parent Company And NextGen Acquisition Corp. II | Common Stock            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Shares outstanding (in shares)         6,020,000  
Holders Of NextGen Acquisition Corp. II Class A Shares | Common Stock            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Shares outstanding (in shares)         6,779,166  
Holders Of NextGen Acquisition Corp. II Class B Shares | Common Stock            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Shares outstanding (in shares)         8,799,864  
PIPE Investors            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Warrants outstanding (in shares)         500,000  
Warrant exercise price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares         $ 10.00  
PIPE Investors | Common Stock            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Shares outstanding (in shares)         10,000,000  
SARs            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Shares granted (in shares)   218,584        
Virgin Orbit Options            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Options outstanding (in shares) 10,704,645          
Option exercise price range, lower range limit (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 4.03          
Option exercise price range, upper range limit (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 5.51          
Existing Shareholders | VO Holdings            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Issued and outstanding Vieco USA common stock (in shares) 242,423,615          
Existing Shareholders | VIECO USA            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Issued and outstanding Vieco USA common stock (in shares) 303,320,884          
Sale of stock price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares $ 10.00          
Exchange ratio 1.250301          
Purchase of additional units (in shares) 10,704,645          
Shares issued (in shares) 100          
Options outstanding (in shares) 8,658,565          
Existing Shareholders | VIECO USA | SARs            
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]            
Vested (in shares) 290,689