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Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed to launch small satellites and cubesats to sun-synchronous orbit and low earth orbit. The Electron is the first orbital class rocket to use electric-pump-fed engines, powered by the 9 Rutherford engines on the first stage. It is also used as a suborbital testbed (called HASTE) for hypersonics research.

Electron vehicle

Specifications

Thrust
162 kN
Height
18 m
Diameter
1.2 m
Launch mass
13 t
Stages
3
Launch cost
$6M
LEO capacity
300 kg
SSO capacity
225 kg

Specifications from Launch Library. Figures the operator has not published are omitted.

Flight record

94flightswith a definitive outcome
95.7%success rate90 of 94
53success streakcurrent
7landings9 attempts · 0 droneship · 0 RTLS

Counted from padside's own launch record, the same basis as the stats page.

Boosters

Boosters by flights

  1. 201 flight1/1 landings
  2. 221 flight1/1 landings
  3. 241 flight
  4. 251 flight
  5. 261 flight0/1 landings
  6. 271 flight
  7. 281 flight
  8. 291 flight
  9. 301 flight
  10. 161 flight1/1 landings

Serial-tracked stages only — predominantly SpaceX.

Flights

5 of 94

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