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Electron is a two-stage launch vehicle that uses Rocket Lab's Rutherford liquid engines on both stages. [103] [104] The vehicle is capable of delivering payloads of 150 kg to a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit. [105] The projected cost is less than US$5 million per launch. [106] Rocket Lab's Electron Rocket
In July 2019, Rocket Lab expected to have launches every two weeks in 2020. [1] 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 ...
Electron is a two-stage, partially reusable orbital launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab, an American aerospace company with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. [14] [15] Electron services the commercial small satellite launch market. [16]
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]
The NROL-123 mission, called ‘Live and Let Fly’, was launched on a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle at 03:25 a.m. on March 21, 2024, from the Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
The commercial mission is set to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on October 19, 2024, for a confidential customer. This marks the company’s fastest turnaround, achieving the launch in ...
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 52 Launch pad(s) 2 LC-1A launch history Status Active ...
Update: After being delayed, the launch is currently planned for 9:43 Pacific time on the 12th. Rocket Lab's delayed 12th launch is scheduled to take place tonight late night Pacific time, mid ...