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Virginia is for Launch Lovers

Electron

Rocket Lab

Launch Status
Success

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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Mission patch for Virginia is for Launch Lovers

Location

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)

Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

77 rockets have launched from Wallops Island, Virginia, USA.

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C), 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.

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