Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Electron | It's a Test
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.May 25, 2017Add to calendar
Launch Failure
Rocket Lab's 1st launch · 1st this year · humanity's 5,643rd orbital launch attempt
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Window: May 25, 01:00 – May 25, 05:00 UTC
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It's a Test
This is the first test flight of the Electron rocket. Built and operated by Rocket Lab, Electron is meant to offer low-price launches for the small-sat market.
Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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- Rocket Lab Test Flight 1: View from base of launch pad — KiwiSpace Foundation
- Rocket Lab Test Flight 1: Wide-angle view of launch pad, tracking antennae — KiwiSpace Foundation
- It's a Test - Lift Off! — Rocket Lab
Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
42 launches from this pad · 81 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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