The Beat Goes On

Electron

Rocket Lab

Launch Status

Success

Fri • Mar 24th, 2023
9:14 AM UTC

Mission

The Beat Goes On

Type: Earth Science
Launch Cost: $6,000,000

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.

Trajectory

The trajectory is unavailable. Check back for updates.

Location

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

38 rockets have launched from Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.

Core Landing

Rocket Lab has successfully recovered the Electron booster after a soft parachute splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

South Pacific – PAC

Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.

Parachute Landing – PL

Unpowered landing using parachute(s).

Agency

Rocket Lab – RL

Type: Commercial
Abbreviation: RL
Administration: CEO: Peter Beck
Founded: 2006
Launchers: Electron
Country: USA

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.

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