Unknown Pad
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Mission Details
First 6U Cubesat carrying a miniaturized IR spectrometer, covering 0- 45 μm at 0.84 μm spectral resolution, operating for one seasonal cycle for NASAs PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission.
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Electron | Kinéis 1-5
Sat 29, Jun 2024 07:00:PM
Unknown Pad
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Mission Details
First batch of five satellites for the French Kinéis IoT constellation designed to operate with 25 nanosatellites of 30 kg each.
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Electron | PREFIRE And Ice (PREFIRE 2)
Sat 29, Jun 2024 07:00:PM
Unknown Pad
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Mission Details
Second 6U Cubesat carrying a miniaturized IR spectrometer, covering 0- 45 μm at 0.84 μm spectral resolution, operating for one seasonal cycle for NASAs PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission.
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Electron | Capella Acadia 3
Sun 29, Sep 2024 07:00:PM
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Mission Details
Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space.
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Electron | 6x HawkEye 360
Sun 29, Sep 2024 07:00:PM
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Mission Details
HawkEye 360 is a a space-based civil global intelligence satellite network using radio frequency (RF) technology to help monitor transportation across air, land and sea and assist with emergencies, and to provide civil SIGINT (Signal Intelligence) mission.
The constellation of small satellites (named Hawk ) will collect information on specific radio signals worldwide to provide high-precision radio frequency mapping and analytics from Low Earth orbit (LEO).
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Electron
Family
Length
18
Diameter
1.2
Launch Mass
13
Low Earth Orbit Capacity
300
Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed to launch small satellites and cubesats to sun-synchronous orbit and low earth orbit. The Electron is the first orbital class rocket to use electric-pump-fed engines, powered by the 9 Rutherford engines on the first stage. It is also used as a suborbital testbed (called HASTE) for hypersonics research.
Rocket Lab | USA
Launchers
Electron
Spacecraft
Total Launches
47
Successful Launches
4
Upcoming Launches
27
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.
Unknown Pad
Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand