NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Running Out Of Fingers

Launch Time
Fri Dec 06, 2019 08:18 UTC

Electron’s first stage will not be recovered from this mission, however the stage includes new hardware and sensors to inform future recovery efforts. As part of a first stage block upgrade, Electron’s booster will include guidance and navigation hardware, including S-band telemetry and onboard flight computer systems, to gather data during the first stage’s atmospheric re-entry. The stage is also equipped with a reaction control system to orient the booster during its re-entry descent.

Rocket

Electron/Curie
Image Credit: Rocket Lab
Rocket Lab
Status: Active
Price: $7.5 million
Liftoff Thrust: 224 kN
Payload to LEO: 320 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 18.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.2 m
Fairing Height: 4.05 m

Mission Details

ATL-1

A payload from Advanced Technology of Laser (ATL) from Hungary designed to test a new thermal isolation material in space, conduct a thermal insulator material experiment, and DVB-T band spectrum monitoring.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Fossasat-1

FossaSat 1 is a picosatellite developed by Spanish non-profit organization Fossa Systems. The spacecraft, which fits in the palm of a hand, is a communications satellite that uses low power RF to provide IOT connectivity.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

NOOR 1A & 1B

These satellites from Stara Space will demonstrate LEO-to-LEO intersatellite link technology communicating with ground stations on Earth; crucial technologies required to create a real-time global communications constellation in space.

Payloads: 2
Total Mass: 2.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

SMOG-P

A novel spectrum monitoring payload built by students at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in Hungary. Smog-P features a spectrum analyzer to measure man-made electromagnetic pollution from space.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

TRSI Sat

ACME AtronOmatic is a US-Germany based software application development company that provides flight tracking services to the aviation community and to mobile applications such as MyRadar, a weather radar application for mobile devices.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

ALE-2

Tokyo-based ALE Co., Ltd 's ALE-2 satellite aims to create man-made shooting stars by simulating re-entering meteor particles. The satellite includes multiple redundant attitude sensors and controllers, as well as a propulsion system for maneuvers.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 75.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit

Location

Rocket Lab LC-1A, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

Stats

2019

89th orbital launch attempt

Rocket Lab

10th mission
6th mission of 2019
9th successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission

Electron

10th mission
6th mission of 2019
9th successful mission
9th consecutive successful mission