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Launched 2021-01-20 07:26 UTCRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Success
Reached Polar Orbit
Worldwide
4th
orbital launch attempt in 2021
Rocket Lab
1st
launch this year
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
35 d 21 h
since the pad's previous launch
Dedicated mission for a single communication microsatellite that will enable specific frequencies to support future services from orbit. The launch will be Rocket Lab’s 18th Electron mission.
Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded on the premise that small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles and flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Its rocket, the Electron, is a light-weight rocket and is now operating commercially. The company is also producing a variety of spacecrafts and spacecrafts components.
Launches
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Successful
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Landings
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Upcoming
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scheduled
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Updating T-0
SwGustav
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Setting GO
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NET Jan 20th
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standing down from todays launch window
scottm3
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Adjusting T-0
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Adjusting T-0
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Adding window and setting GO
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Adding launch, liftoff time TBD
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Height
18m
Diameter
1.2m
To low Earth orbit
300kg
Liftoff thrust
162kN
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