April 23, 2024 10:32 pm

Beginning Of The Swarm (ACS3 & NeonSat-1)

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Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) is a technology demonstration mission tasked with deploying a composite boom solar sail. NeonSat-1 is a high-resolution optical satellite by South Korea’s KAIST that will be deployed as a technology demonstration for a planned future Earth observation constellation.
Launch Overview
Window Open 22:00 UTC
Window Close 23:00 UTC
Lift Off Apr 23, 2024 · 22:32 UTC
Launch Facility Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Launch Pad Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Target Orbit Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Rocket Lab
Payload Beginning Of The Swarm (ACS3 & NeonSat-1)
Rocket Electron
Destination Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship
NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) is a technology demonstration mission tasked with deploying a composite boom solar sail. NeonSat-1 is a high-resolution optical satellite by South Korea’s KAIST that will be deployed as a technology demonstration for a planned future Earth observation constellation.

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Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Launch Overview
Window Open 22:00 UTC
Window Close 23:00 UTC
Lift Off Apr 23, 2024 · 22:32 UTC
Launch Facility Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Launch Pad Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Target Orbit Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Payload Overview
Customer Rocket Lab
Payload Beginning Of The Swarm (ACS3 & NeonSat-1)
Rocket Electron
Destination Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Recovery Overview
Landing Location See Mission Notes
Landing Type RTLS / Droneship

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