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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2)
Launched
March 28, 2019
Summary
Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on March 28, 2019. It was Rocket Lab's 5th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,839th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Electron flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). R3D2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 428 × 445 km orbit inclined 39.5°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- DARPA R3D2 Launch - 03/28/2019Rocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Electron flight · 1st this yearRocket Lab's 5th launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,839th orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
R3D2 · NORAD 44073 · 2019-016 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-016A
- Epoch
- 2019-03-29 01:57:13 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.45691537 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012312
- Inclination
- 39.5088°
- Ascending node
- 95.4803°
- Arg. of perigee
- 267.1144°
- Mean anomaly
- 200.6959°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; none still in orbit
- R3D2 · NORAD 44073 · re-entered May 23, 2021
Electron 5 Kick Stage · re-entered June 25, 2021
Electron 5 Stage 2 · re-entered April 15, 2019
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) is a mission for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It will test a prototype reflect array antenna which is intended to improve radio communications in small spacecraft.
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Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
5th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, 1st this year · 5th 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
102 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2) launch?
Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2) launched on March 28, 2019. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2)?
Coverage: DARPA R3D2 Launch - 03/28/2019. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
What orbit did Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2) reach?
R3D2, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 428 × 445 km orbit inclined 39.5°.
How many satellites did Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).