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Rocket Lab · Electron · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Where it was visible

Daytime launch: visible as an exhaust trail near the pad.

  • Mahia, New Zealand21 kmSE, up to 51° from T+0:30Exhaust trail in daylight

Estimates from a typical ascent toward the likely orbit. Real trajectories, cloud and haze vary; the farther away, the lower and shorter the view.

Mission

Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.

Launch time (UTC)
Sep 26, 00:39 UTC
Precision
Minute
Orbit
LEO
Mission type
Earth Science
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Rocket · Electron

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.

Height
18 m
Diameter
1.2 m
Liftoff mass
13 t
Liftoff thrust
162 kN
To LEO
300 kg
Track record
93 / 97 successful
Success streak
56
First flight
2017-05-25
Reusable
No

This is the 231st orbital launch attempt worldwide this year, Rocket Lab's 18th launch this year, the 41st launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B.

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