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Electron - 40

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Status - Retired

40th Electron launch vehicle flown on 'We Love the Nightlife'.

Previous Flights

40 flew on one previous launch(es).

Electron | We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)

Rocket Lab | United States of America
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Aug. 23, 2023, 11:45 p.m.

Status: Launch Successful

Mission:

Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space. First mission to fly with a reused engine.

Low Earth Orbit 40 - Maiden Flight Pacific Ocean

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