Electron, two-stage orbital launch vehicle, Rocket Lab, New Zealand, Huntington Beach, California, USA

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Electron arrives at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

Published on Feb 15, 2017

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Electron rocket first flight, it’s a test 2017

Published on May 24, 2017

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket was launched in its maiden flight from the Launch Complex 1, on the Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 25 May 2017, at 16:20 local time. The Electron is a two-stage orbital launch vehicle capable of launching a maximum payload of 225 kg. According to Peter Beck (CEO and founder of Rocket Lab), “We had a great first stage burn, stage separation, second stage ignition and fairing separation. We didn’t quite reach orbit and we’ll be investigating why”.

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It's a test - lift off!

Published on May 25, 2017

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It's a test - launch day video

Published on May 25, 2017

It's a Test - Rocket Lab's Electron
16:20pm Thursday 25 May (NZST)

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Rocket Lab Electron “It’s Business Time” launch

Published on Nov 10, 2018

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket first commercial launch, nicknamed “It’s Business Time”, was launched from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 11 November 2018, at 03:00 UTC (16:00 NZDT). It’s Business Time launched two Lemur-2 satellites from Spire Global; a GeoOptics Inc. satellite, built by Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems; IRVINE01, an educational payload from the Irvine CubeSat STEM Program (ICSP); NABEO, a drag sail technology demonstrator designed and built by High Performance Space Structure Systems GmBH; two Proxima satellites from Fleet Space Technologies.

Credit:
Photos and video courtesy of Rocket Lab

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Rocket Lab Electron launches NASA ELaNa XIX

Published on Dec 15, 2018

Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket launched NASA’s ELaNa XIX mission from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 16 December 2018, at 06:33 UTC (19:33 NZDT). NASA Venture Class Launch Service flight of the CubeSat Launch Initiative Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) XIX mission launched the following cubesats: Ceres and STF-1 (NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center), CubeSail (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), CHOMPTT (University of Florida), NMTSat (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology), DaVinci (North Idaho STEM Charter Academy), Rsat (U. S. Naval Academy), ISX (California Polytechnic State University), Shields-1 (NASA Langley Research Center), ALBus (NASA Glenn Research Center) and SHFT-1 (NASA JPL).

Credit:
Photos and video courtesy of Rocket Lab