Electron | We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)
Rocket Lab · Electron · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Rocket Lab's 40th launch · 8th this year · humanity's 6,501st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 23, 23:30 – Aug 24, 03:30 UTC
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We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)
Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space. First mission to fly with a reused engine.
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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- 40 · flight 1 · Parachute Landing @ Pacific Ocean · landed ✓ · zone record 53/55
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- Rocket Lab 'We Love The Nightlife' Launch — Rocket Lab
Updates
Launch success
SwGustav · 8/24/2023 · source
Liftoff
SwGustav · 8/23/2023 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 8/23/2023 · source
New NET T-0, 23:45 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/23/2023 · source
New launch date and time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/14/2023 · source
Rocket engine sensor problem requires roll-back to HIF for investigation.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/6/2023 · source
Standing down from today’s launch attempt.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/6/2023 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/4/2023 · source
NET August 6 due to launch site winds.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/3/2023 · source
Delayed to NET August 4 due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/31/2023 · source
Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Local pad time: Aug 24, 11:45 AM GMT+12
37 launches from this pad · 78 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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