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Māhia Peninsula (Māori: Te Māhia) [2] [3] is located on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, in the Hawke's Bay region, between the towns of Wairoa and Gisborne. It includes Rocket Lab 's Launch Complex 1 , located near Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of the Māhia Peninsula, for launching its Electron rockets.
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 Launch Complex 1 on Māhia Peninsula Location Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand Coordinates 39°15′39″S 177°51′57″E / 39.26085°S 177.86586°E / -39.26085; 177.86586 (Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1) Time zone UTC+12 (NZST) • Summer (DST) UTC+13 (NZDT [a]) Operator Rocket Lab Total launches 54 Launch pad(s) 2 LC-1A launch history Status Active ...
A single rocket launch is sufficient for inclusion in the table, as long as the site is properly documented through a reference. Missile locations with no launches are not included in the list. Proposed and planned sites and sites under construction are not included in the main tabulation, but may appear in condensed lists under the tables.
Map of population density in the 2023 census. Hawke's Bay Region had a population of 175,074 in the 2023 New Zealand census, an increase of 8,706 people (5.2%) since the 2018 census, and an increase of 23,895 people (15.8%) since the 2013 census. There were 85,497 males, 89,055 females and 516 people of other genders in 63,735 dwellings.
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Spaceport, Ahuriri Point, Mahia Peninsula, North Island, New Zealand; Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad; Taiyuan Launch Complex 1, a Long March launch complex at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre; Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 1, a former Thor launch complex at Vandenberg AFB
The Rocket Lab company has set up their Launch Complex 1 close to Ahuriri Point to launch their Electron rocket. Test launches of the Electron started in 2017. During regular operations, it is used as a commercial launcher of small satellites in the range of 300-500 pounds, and miniature satellites called CubeSats. [2]
Portland Island, also called Waikawa, [1] [2] [3] is a small island off the southern tip of the Māhia Peninsula on the North Island of New Zealand. It is used for sheep farming . The area of the island fluctuates rapidly between high and low tides due to a shelf of rocks surrounding the east, north and west coast of the island.
Nūhaka is a small settlement in the northern Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand's eastern North Island, lying on State Highway 2 between Wairoa and Gisborne. [3] The road to Māhia Peninsula turns off the highway at Nūhaka.