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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)
Launched
August 23, 2023 · 23:45 UTC
Summary
We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on August 23, 2023 at 23:45 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:30 to 03:30 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 40th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 6,501st orbital launch attempt. It was the 40th Electron flight and the 8th this year. Booster 40 flew for the 1st time and landed at Pacific Ocean. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Capella 11, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 645 × 660 km orbit inclined 53.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- 40 · flight 1 · Parachute Landing at Pacific Ocean · landed53/55 landed here
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for Capella Space
- Milestone
- 40th Electron flight · 8th this yearRocket Lab's 40th launch8th this yearhumanity's 6,501st orbital launch attempt133rd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Capella 11 · NORAD 57693 · 2023-126 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2023-126A
- Epoch
- 2023-08-24 02:28:23 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.74860874 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0010947
- Inclination
- 53.0072°
- Ascending node
- 289.501°
- Arg. of perigee
- 196.8791°
- Mean anomaly
- 268.8978°
- 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. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- Capella 11 · NORAD 57693 · in orbit
Electron 40 Kick Stage · in orbit
Electron 40 Stage 2 · re-entered September 11, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
11th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 5th this year · 37th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 24, 11:45 AM GMT+12, in daylight
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
36 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success
Show 9 earlier updates
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
Questions
When did We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1) launch?
We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1) launched on August 23, 2023 at 23:45 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:30 to 03:30 UTC.
Where can I watch We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab 'We Love The Nightlife' Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Aug 24, 11:45 AM GMT+12 local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster 40 flew for the 1st time and landed at Pacific Ocean.
What orbit did We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1) reach?
Capella 11, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 645 × 660 km orbit inclined 53.0°.
How many satellites did We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).