Electron | We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)
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.
We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)
Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space. First mission to fly with a reused engine.
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 49
Consecutive Success 12
Maiden Flight 2017-05-25
Launch Failures 4
Core
Serial 40
Status retired
Flight Proven Yes
Flights 1
Landing Attempt Yes
Landing Success Yes
Type PL
Location PAC
Updates
SwGustav
2023-08-24T01:03:40+0000
Launch success
SwGustav
2023-08-23T23:45:56+0000
Liftoff
LL2
2023-08-23T23:27:07+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-08-23T08:19:54+0000
New NET T-0, 23:45 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-08-14T23:13:04+0000
New launch date and time.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-08-06T07:21:53+0000
Rocket engine sensor problem requires roll-back to HIF for investigation.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-08-06T04:45:42+0000
Standing down from today’s launch attempt.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-08-04T04:50:32+0000
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-08-03T03:08:22+0000
NET August 6 due to launch site winds.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-31T04:18:17+0000
Delayed to NET August 4 due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-31T02:56:06+0000
Added new tentative launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-30T07:52:57+0000
Next launch date TBD depending on weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-30T07:03:10+0000
Scrubbed for the day.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-30T07:01:07+0000
Abort.
LL2
2023-07-30T06:33:18+0000
Livestream has started
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-30T04:36:23+0000
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-26T04:48:38+0000
NET July 30 due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-25T02:25:02+0000
Tweaked launch window and pad.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-24T02:23:10+0000
Go for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin
2023-07-21T02:37:14+0000
NET July 28 UTC.
Nosu
2023-03-01T08:11:28+0000
Adding launch NET H2 2023
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