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The successful mission set a new record for launch cadence for the New Zealand rocket launcher -- 12 launches in just over 10 months, versus 10 launches in 12 months in 2023.
The NROL-123 mission, called "Live and Let Fly," will be Rocket Lab’s first launch for the NRO from the United States, after previously launching four NRO missions from Launch Complex 1 on New ...
Rocket Lab: Rocket Lab: Low Earth: Flight test Maiden flight of Neutron, lifting off from Launch Complex 3 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport. [209] 2025 (TBD) [211] Nova: Cape Canaveral LC-14: Stoke Space: Stoke Space: Low Earth: Flight test Maiden flight of Nova. 2025 (TBD) [212] Prime: SaxaVord: Orbex: SSTL experimental payload [213 ...
In June 2020, with a new Electron launch vehicle built every 18 days, Rocket Lab was planning to deliver monthly launches for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021, including the company's first launch from Wallops LC-2 in 2023 and a mission to the Moon for NASA aboard Electron and Rocket Lab's spacecraft bus platform Photon in 2022. [2]
Still, this mission still promises to be "Rocket Lab's fastest turnaround [from contract signing to rocket launching] to date," and will mark an unprecedented 12 launches in a single year for the ...
First Rocket Lab Electron launch, first launch from outside the United States (New Zealand), and first launch procured under NRO's Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) program. Flew on Rocket Lab's "Birds of a Feather" mission. L-162 [147] (RASR-3) USA-334 13 July 2022 06:30 Mahia, LC-1A: Electron: Entered service, presumed active RASR-3.
Rocket Lab competes with SpaceX's Falcon launch vehicle, but the race isn't close. SpaceX currently dominates the market, accounting for 98 launches, or a staggering 90% of the total launches by U ...
Neutron is a partially reusable medium-lift two-stage launch vehicle under development by Rocket Lab.Announced on 1 March 2021, the vehicle is designed to be capable of delivering a payload of 13,000 kg (28,700 lb) to low Earth orbit in a partially reusable configuration, [3] and will focus on the growing megaconstellation satellite delivery market. [4]