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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

99flightswith a definitive outcome
96%success rate95 of 99
4failuresincluding partial failures
58success streakcurrent
7landings9 attempts · 0 droneship · 0 RTLS

First flight May 25, 2017 · latest November 2, 2026 · 16:41 UTC

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

Flights per year

  • Successful
  • Failed
Show the numbers for Electron flights per year
Electron flights per year
YearSuccessfulFailedTotal
2017011
2018303
2019606
2020617
2021516
2022909
20239110
202416016
202521021
202620020

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 99

All 99 flights