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Launched 2019-03-28 23:27 UTCRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
19th
orbital launch attempt in 2019
Rocket Lab
1st
launch this year
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
102 d 16 h
since the pad's previous launch
Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) is a mission for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It will test a prototype reflect array antenna which is intended to improve radio communications in small spacecraft.
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
98
Successful
94
96%
Landings
7
of 9
Upcoming
60
scheduled
Height
18m
Diameter
1.2m
To low Earth orbit
300kg
Liftoff thrust
162kN
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