Rocket Lab loses vehicle after broadcast - Watch it launch!
Jul 4, 2020
Rocket Lab's "Pics Or It Didn't Happen" mission ended in failure when there was an anomaly during the second stage burn on July 4, 2020. The Electron rocket was carrying payloads for Planet, Canon Electronics, and In-Space Missions.
Electron “I Can't Believe It's Not Optical” launch
Aug 30, 2020
Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “I Can't Believe It's Not Optical” mission from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 31 August 2020, at 03:05 UTC (15:05 NZT). “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical” is a dedicated mission for Capella Space with the payload “Sequoia”, a single 100 kg class microsatellite which will be the first publicly available satellite in the company’s commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) constellation. The mission is Electron’s 14th launch.
Electron “Return to Sender” launch
Nov 19, 2020
Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Return to Sender” mission from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 20 November 2020, at 02:20 UTC (15:20 NZT). “Return to Sender” is a rideshare mission with 30 satellites launched to a sun-synchronous orbit at 500 km altitude. The mission is Electron’s 16th launch and the first to attempt to bring Electron’s first stage back to Earth under a parachute system for a controlled water landing, before collection by a recovery vessel.
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