Electron | The Beat Goes On
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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Rocket Lab Ltd
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. Electron currently launches from only Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand however a second launch complex in the US is under development.
The Beat Goes On
Payload consists of 2 second generation Earth-imaging satellites for BlackSky. They are part of a constellation of 60 Low Earth Orbit Earth imaging satellites adding capacity to the company’s real-time geospatial intelligence and monitoring capabilities.
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 31
Consecutive Success 14
Maiden Flight 2017-05-25
Launch Failures 3
Core
Serial 35
Status active
Flight Proven No
Flights 0
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Unknown
Type PL
Location PAC
Updates
Nosu
2023-03-17T20:39:06+0000
Now targeting March 22 at 08:45 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-03-17T00:18:43+0000
Updated launch pad.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-03-13T22:13:47+0000
Reverted as Rocket Lab didn’t mention this launch during Wallops launch (scheduled a few hours before) update, waiting for new information.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-03-11T13:49:54+0000
Added launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-03-01T01:52:35+0000
Added launch.
