Electron launch vehicle
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The Electron launch vehicle is Rocket Lab’s small, two-stage orbital rocket designed for frequently launching lightweight satellites and payloads to low Earth orbit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orbital launch vehicle
ⓘ
small-lift launch vehicle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
New Zealand
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| diameter | approximately 1.2 m ⓘ |
| engineCycle | electric-pump-fed ⓘ |
| engineTypeFirstStage | Rutherford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineTypeSecondStage | Rutherford Vacuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fairingDiameter | approximately 1.2 m ⓘ |
| fairingHeight | approximately 2.5 m ⓘ |
| family | Electron family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 2017-05-25 ⓘ |
| firstSuccessfulOrbitalLaunchDate | 2018-01-21 ⓘ |
| fuelType | kerosene ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial navigation with GPS updates ⓘ |
| hasKickStageOption | yes ⓘ |
| height | approximately 18 m ⓘ |
| kickStageName | Curie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchAzimuthRange | inclinations suitable for LEO and SSO from Mahia Peninsula ⓘ |
| launchFrequencyGoal | high-cadence commercial launches ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 12,500 kg ⓘ |
| launchProvider | Rocket Lab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSiteLocation |
Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rocket Lab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketSegment | small satellite launch market ⓘ |
| notableTechnology |
3D-printed Rutherford engines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
battery-powered turbopumps ⓘ |
| numberOfFirstStageEngines | 9 ⓘ |
| numberOfSecondStageEngines | 1 GENERATED ⓘ |
| operator | Rocket Lab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxidizer | liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| payloadToLEO | approximately 300 kg ⓘ |
| payloadToSSO | approximately 200 kg ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
launching small satellites to low Earth orbit
ⓘ
rideshare missions ⓘ |
| propellantFirstStage |
RP-1 kerosene
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| propellantSecondStage |
RP-1 kerosene
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| recoveryMethodTested |
mid-air helicopter capture
ⓘ
parachute descent ⓘ |
| reusabilityFeature | first-stage recovery experiments ⓘ |
| stages | 2 ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| targetCustomers |
commercial smallsat operators
ⓘ
government and defense customers ⓘ research institutions ⓘ |
| typicalOrbit |
low Earth orbit
ⓘ
sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
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