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They Go Up So Fast | Electron
They Go Up So Fast was Rocket Lab's 19th launch of their Electron. It sucessfully carried 7 satellites into low Earth orbit at 45°.
They Go Up So Fast | Electron
They Go Up So Fast will mark Rocket Lab's 19th launch of their Electron. It will carry a total of 7 satellites into low Earth orbit at 45°.
Another One Leaves The Crust | Electron
Another One Leaves The Crust marked Rocket Lab's 18th launch of an Electron. They carried a communication satellite for OHB Group.
Another One Leaves The Crust | Electron
Another One Leaves The Crust will mark Rocket Lab's 18th launch of an Electron. They will carry a communication satellite for OHB Group.
StriX ɑ (The Owl’s Night Begins) | Electron
Rocket Lab will launch the StriX-? satellite on their Electron small-lift orbital launch vehicle. The mission, named The Owl's Night Begins, will take off from LC-1A and deploy 1 satellite into a 500 km circular sun-synchronous orbit, for Synspective.
Return to Sender | Electron
Return to Sender is Rocket Lab's 16th mission and its first mission where they attempt to recover the first stage launching from LC-1A.
In Focus | Electron
In light of the previous launch's failure to reach orbit, Rocket Lab is once more go for launch. "I Can't Believe It's Not Optical," will fly Capella Space's first operational earth-observation satellite into orbit.
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Optical | Electron
In light of the previous launch's failure to reach orbit, Rocket Lab is once more go for launch. "I Can't Believe It's Not Optical," will fly Capella Space's first operational earth-observation satellite into orbit.
Pics Or It Didn’t Happen | Electron
Rocket Lab’s “Pics or It Didn't Happen” mission, launching from their Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, will fly five payloads into orbit atop its Electron rocket. The payload is a combination of National Reconnaissance Office, NASA and Royal Australian Air Force smallsats.
Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck April Interview
Tim Dodd, the Everyday Astronaut interviews Rocket Lab's Peter Beck about rocket reusability, Photon, and why the supply chain for satellites is so fragile.