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

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Rocket Lab - Pics Or It Didn't Happen Launch

Jul 6, 2020

 

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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.

 

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Peter Beck, CEO of Rocket Lab, made a brief statement about his mission today

Jul 5, 2020

 

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Rocket Lab - I Can't Believe It's Not Optical 08/31/2020

Aug 30, 2020

Lift-off of the 'I Can't Believe It's Not Optical' mission occurred at 03:05 UTC on August 31 2020 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula.

 

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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.

 

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Rocket Lab - Return To Sender Launch 11/20/2020

Nov 19, 2020

Lift-off of the 'Return To Sender' rideshare mission occurred at 02:20 UTC on November 11 2020 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 Pad A on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula.

 

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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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Article "Rocket Lab will launch 30 satellites and attempt a booster recovery today: Watch live"

by Mike Wall
November 18, 2020

 

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Rocket Lab - They go up so fast launch 03/22/2021

Streamed live on Mar 23, 2021

Lift-off of the 'They Go Up So Fast' rideshare mission 22:30​ UTC on March 22 2021 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1.

 

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Rocket Lab running out of toes launch

Streamed live May 15, 2021

 

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Electron launches two BlackSky satellites

May 15, 2021

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Running Out Of Toes” mission, two of BlackSky’s 60 kg class satellites, from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 15 May 2021, at 10:08 UTC (22:08 NZT). The mission is Rocket Lab’s 20th Electron launch overall and the second of three planned ocean splashdown recovery missions.
Credits: Photos and video footage courtesy of Rocket Lab

 

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Electron launches Monolith

Jul 29, 2021

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “It’s a Little Chile Up Here” mission, the Monolith satellite for the United States Space Force (USSF) Space Test Program (STP), from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 29 July 2021, at 06:00 UTC (18:00

 

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Electron launches “Love At First Insight”

Nov 18, 2021

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Love At First Insight” mission, two BlackSky small satellites, from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 18 November 2021, at 01:38 UTC (14:38 NZT). The mission is Rocket Lab’s 22nd Electron launch overall.

 

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Electron launches “A Data With Destiny”

Dec 9, 2021

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “A Data With Destiny” mission, two BlackSky satellites, from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 9 December 2021, at 00:02 UTC (13:02 NZT). The mission is Rocket Lab’s 23rd Electron launch overall.

 

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Electron launches “The Owl’s Night Continues”

Feb 28, 2022

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “The Owl’s Night Continues” mission, the StriX-β satellite for Synspective’s synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation, from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 28 February 2022, at 20:22 UTC (1 March, at 09:35 NZDT). The mission is Rocket Lab’s 24th Electron launch overall. This is the first launch from Rocket Lab’s second launch pad, Pad B, at Launch Complex 1.

 

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Electron launches “Without Mission A Beat”

Apr 2, 2022

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Without Mission A Beat” mission, two BlackSky satellites, from Launch Complex 1 Pad A on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 2 April 2022, at 12:42 UTC (3 April, at 01:41 NZDT). The mission is Rocket Lab’s 25th Electron launch overall.
Credits: Photos and video footage courtesy of Rocket Lab

 

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Electron launches “There And Back Again” and Electron first stage recovery

May 3, 2022

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “There And Back Again” mission, 34 small satellites to a Sun-synchronous orbit, from Launch Complex 1 Pad A on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 2 May 2022, at 22:49 UTC (3 May, at 10:49 NZST). The mission is Rocket Lab’s 26th Electron launch overall. For the first time, Rocket Lab successfully completed a mid-air capture of Electron’s first stage as it returns from space using parachutes and a helicopter.

 

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Electron launches NASA’s CAPSTONE to the Moon

Jun 28, 2022

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched NASA’s CAPSTONE mission to the Moon, from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 28 June 2022, at 09:55 UTC (21:55 NZST, 05:55 EDT). The Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) CubeSat will be the first satellite to operate in a Near Rectilinear Halo Orbit around the Moon. The mission is Rocket Lab’s 27th Electron launch overall.

 

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Electron launches “Wise One Looks Ahead” (NROL-162)

Jul 13, 2022

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Wise One Looks Ahead” mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NROL-162) from Launch Complex 1, Pad A, on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 13 July 2022, at 06:30 UTC (18:30 NZST, 02:30 EDT). The mission is Rocket Lab’s 28th Electron launch overall.

 

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Electron launches “Antipodean Adventure” (NROL-199)

Aug 4, 2022

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “Antipodean Adventure” mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NROL-199) from Launch Complex 1, Pad B, on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 4 August 2022, at 05:00 UTC (17:00 NZST, 01:00 EDT). The mission is Rocket Lab’s 29th Electron launch overall.