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Rocket Lab 'A Data With Destiny' Launch


A Data With Destiny

Scheduled to lift-off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula in December, the ‘A Data With Destiny’ mission will be Rocket Lab’s 23rd Electron launch overall and sixth mission of 2021.

A Data With Destiny (BlackSky 14-15)

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Overview

Destination: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Mission: Earth Science

Sun-Synchronous Orbit Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Payload consists of two BlackSky Gen-2 high-resolution multi-spectral Earth observation satellites.

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Updates

SwGustav • Dec. 9, 2021, 1:12 a.m.

Launch success


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 8, 2021, 6:06 p.m.

New T-0


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 6, 2021, 4:03 a.m.

New launch date due to weather.


SwGustav • Dec. 1, 2021, 8:06 p.m.

Updating NET


Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 23, 2021, 6:28 a.m.

Move to December 2021.


Electron

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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.

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Specifications
  • Minimum Stage
    2
  • Max Stage
    3
  • Length
    18.0 m
  • Diameter
    1.2 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    1.2 m
  • Launch Mass
    13.0 T
  • Thrust
    162.0 kN
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  • Name
    Electron
  • Family
  • Variant
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    Electron
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $6000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    300.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    225.0 kg

Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab

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CEO: Peter Beck Founded: 2006 Successes: 64 Failures: 4 Pending: 31

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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.

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