Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 2

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Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 2

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Orbital Launch Attempt Count: 6956

Location Launch Attempt Count: 59

Pad Launch Attempt Count: 2

Agency Launch Attempt Count: 67

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Net Precision: Quarter 2

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Pad Turnaround: P30D

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Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 is a commercial spaceport located close to Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of Māhia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is owned and operated by private spaceflight company Rocket Lab and supports launches of the company's Electron rocket for small satellites. With the launch of Electron on 25 May 2017, it became the first private spaceport to host an orbital launch attempt, and the first site in New Zealand to host an orbital launch attempt. With the Electron launch of 21 January 2018, it became the first private spaceport to host a successful orbital launch.

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.

Full Name: Electron

Maiden Flight: 2017-05-25

Total Launch Count: 63

Successful Launches: 59

Failed Launches: 4