LAUNCH CENTER
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Success
Mon Aug 19 2019
Rocket Lab
Look Ma, No Hands
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
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(12:12 PM UTC)
Launch Window Start
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(11:40 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
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(1:20 PM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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Rocket Details
Name:
ElectronDescription:
Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed to launch small satellites and cubesats to sun-synchronous orbit and low earth orbit. The Electron is the first orbital class rocket to use electric-pump-fed engines, powered by the 9 Rutherford engines on the first stage.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Dedicated Rideshare
- Mission carries a satellite for the future UNSEENLABS maritime tracking constellation, a BlackSky Global-4 Earth observation satellite, and two experimental satellites for United States Air Force Space Command.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A