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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Still Testing
Launched
January 21, 2018
Summary
Still Testing (Dove Pioneer, 2 x Lemur-2) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on January 21, 2018. It was Rocket Lab's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,716th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Electron flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Dove Pioneer, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 296 × 541 km orbit inclined 82.9°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Still Testing Launch - 01/21/2018Rocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Electron flight · 1st this yearRocket Lab's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,716th orbital launch attempt10th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Dove Pioneer · NORAD 43163 · 2018-010 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2018-010A
- Epoch
- 2018-01-21 02:44:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.5192536 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0180133
- Inclination
- 82.9268°
- Ascending node
- 139.4308°
- Arg. of perigee
- 222.7711°
- Mean anomaly
- 212.8242°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
6 catalogued: 4 payloads, 2 rocket stages; none still in orbit
- Dove Pioneer · NORAD 43163 · re-entered September 22, 2019
- Lemur-2-Marshall · NORAD 43165 · re-entered August 22, 2023
- Lemur-2-Tallhamn-ATC · NORAD 43167 · re-entered November 9, 2023
- Humanity Star · NORAD 43168 · re-entered March 22, 2018
Electron 2 Kick Stage · re-entered December 17, 2023
Electron 2 Stage 2 · re-entered March 3, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The second test flight of the Electron small satellite launch vehicle. It is also the first Electron flight to carry commercial payload. It includes a Dove cubesat for company Planet intended for Earth observation. And also two Lemur-2 cubesats for company Spire which carry payloads for meteorology and ship traffic tracking.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
2nd launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, 1st this year · 2nd from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
43 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
240 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandOpen in maps
Questions
When did Still Testing (Dove Pioneer, 2 x Lemur-2) launch?
Still Testing (Dove Pioneer, 2 x Lemur-2) launched on January 21, 2018. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Still Testing (Dove Pioneer, 2 x Lemur-2)?
Coverage: Still Testing Launch - 01/21/2018. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Still Testing (Dove Pioneer, 2 x Lemur-2)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Still Testing (Dove Pioneer, 2 x Lemur-2) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
What orbit did Still Testing (Dove Pioneer, 2 x Lemur-2) reach?
Dove Pioneer, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 296 × 541 km orbit inclined 82.9°.
How many satellites did Still Testing (Dove Pioneer, 2 x Lemur-2) launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).