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Electron - 26

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Status - Retired

First stage used for Electron's 26th flight (There and Back Again).

Previous Flights

26 flew on one previous launch(es).

Electron | There and Back Again (Rideshare)

Rocket Lab | United States of America
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
May 2, 2022, 10:49 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Commercial rideshare mission including payloads for Alba Orbital, Astrix Astronautics, Aurora Propulsion Technologies, E-Space, Spaceflight Inc, Swarm Technologies and UNSEENLABS.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit 26 - Maiden Flight South Pacific

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