Virginia is for Launch Lovers
Electron
Rocket Lab
Mission
Virginia is for Launch Lovers
Type: Dedicated Rideshare
Launch Cost: $6,000,000
Rideshare mission with 3 HawkEye 360 satellites and other payloads.
Trajectory
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Location
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
77 rockets have launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, USA.
Core Landing
Booster expended during first flight.
Atlantic Ocean – ATL
Atlantic Ocean
Expended – EXP
Vehicle did not perform any landing operations after launch
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.
