Electron | On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J)
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded on the premise that small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles and flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Its rocket, the Electron, is a light-weight rocket and is now operating commercially. The company is also producing a variety of spacecrafts and spacecrafts components.
On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J)
The Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) mission consists of a spacecraft developed and operated by Astroscale aiming to rendezvous with and characterize a large piece of debris. Its target is the H-2A upper stage left in Low Earth Orbit after the launch of the GOSAT Earth observation satellite in 2009.
Electron
Height 18.00 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 162 kN
Diameter 1.20 Meters
Mass To LEO 300 kg
Liftoff Mass 13 Tonnes
Launch Success 52
Consecutive Success 15
Maiden Flight 2017-05-25
Launch Failures 4
Updates
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-02-18T16:57:38+0000
Launch success.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-02-18T14:53:08+0000
Liftoff.
LL2
2024-02-18T14:25:49+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-02-16T05:12:02+0000
Added launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-02-15T00:30:23+0000
Added tentative launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin
2024-02-07T23:54:18+0000
Targeting late February 18 UTC.
hitura-nobad
2024-02-07T21:23:29+0000
Targeting 19th Feb for launch
Nosu
2023-09-29T09:02:23+0000
Adding launch
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