Cover - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended | | |
Dec. 31, 2021 | Mar. 29, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2021 |
Entity Information [Line Items] | | | |
Document Type | 10-K/A | | |
Document Annual Report | true | | |
Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2021 | | |
Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | | |
Document Transition Report | false | | |
Entity File Number | 001-40267 | | |
Entity Registrant Name | Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc. | | |
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE | | |
Entity Tax Identification Number | 98-1576914 | | |
Entity Address, Address Line One | 4022 E. Conant St. | | |
Entity Address, City or Town | Long Beach | | |
Entity Address, State or Province | CA | | |
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 90808 | | |
City Area Code | 562 | | |
Local Phone Number | 388-4400 | | |
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | No | | |
Entity Voluntary Filers | No | | |
Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | | |
Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | | |
Entity Filer Category | Non-accelerated Filer | | |
Entity Small Business | true | | |
Entity Emerging Growth Company | true | | |
Entity Ex Transition Period | false | | |
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag | false | | |
Entity Shell Company | false | | |
Entity Public Float | | | $ 393.7 |
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | | 334,919,914 | |
Entity Central Index Key | 0001843388 | | |
Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2021 | | |
Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | | |
Amendment Flag | true | | |
Amendment Description | Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 as filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 30, 2022 (the “Original Form 10-K”) solely to include exhibits that were inadvertently omitted or incorrectly hyperlinked in the Original Form 10-K. | | |
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share | | | |
Entity Information [Line Items] | | | |
Title of 12(b) Security | Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share | | |
Trading Symbol | VORB | | |
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ | | |
Warrants to purchase common stock, | | | |
Entity Information [Line Items] | | | |
Title of 12(b) Security | Warrants to purchase common stock, | | |
Trading Symbol | VORBW | | |
Security Exchange Name | NASDAQ | | |