Electron

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Electron is a small, two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab to deliver lightweight payloads to low Earth orbit with high launch frequency.

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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
developer Rocket Lab NERFINISHED
engineCycle electric-pump-fed
engineTypeFirstStage Rutherford engine NERFINISHED
engineTypeSecondStage Rutherford Vacuum engine NERFINISHED
family Rocket Lab Electron family NERFINISHED
firstFlightDate 2017-05-25
firstFlightName It’s a Test GENERATED
firstSuccessfulOrbitalLaunchDate 2018-01-21
firstSuccessfulOrbitalLaunchName Still Testing GENERATED
fuelTypeFirstStage RP-1 kerosene
fuelTypeSecondStage RP-1 kerosene
guidanceSystem autonomous guidance, navigation, and control
hasOptionalStage Curie kick stage
hasStage Electron first stage
Electron second stage
intendedOrbit low Earth orbit
sun-synchronous orbit
launchComplex1Location Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand NERFINISHED
launchComplex2Location Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
launchConfiguration expendable
launchFrequencyGoal high cadence
launchService commercial launch services
launchSite Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 NERFINISHED
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 NERFINISHED
manufacturer Rocket Lab NERFINISHED
notableMission CAPSTONE lunar pathfinder NERFINISHED
DARPA R3D2 NERFINISHED
Humanity Star NERFINISHED
NASA Venture Class Launch Services missions NERFINISHED
numberOfEnginesFirstStage 9
numberOfEnginesSecondStage 1 GENERATED
operator Rocket Lab NERFINISHED
oxidizerFirstStage liquid oxygen
oxidizerSecondStage liquid oxygen
primaryUse launch of small satellites
rideshare missions
recoveryMethodTested helicopter mid-air capture
parachute descent
reusabilityProgram Electron first stage recovery
stages 2
status operational
structureMaterial carbon composite
typicalPayloadMassToLEO approximately 300 kg
typicalPayloadMassToSSO approximately 200 kg GENERATED

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Rocket Lab product Electron
Rocket Lab launchVehicle Electron