Electron | Rocket Lab
WEBElectron’s unique Kick Stage is designed to deliver small satellites to precise and unique orbits, whether flying as dedicated or rideshare. Deployment of payloads at multiple planes/inclinations. Proven performance. The world’s first 3D-printed, electric-pump-fed rocket engine. Electron is the only reusable orbital-class small rocket.
Rocket Lab Electron - Wikipedia
WEBRocket Lab Electron. Electron is a two-stage, partially reusable orbital launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab, an American aerospace company with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. [ 14 ][ 15 ] Electron services the commercial small satellite launch market. [ 16 ] It's the third most launched small-lift launch vehicle in history.
List of Electron launches - Wikipedia
WEBElectron is a two-stage small-lift launch vehicle built and operated by Rocket Lab. The rocket has been launched to orbit 52 times with 48 successes and four failures. A suborbital version of the rocket, HASTE, has been successfully launched one time. The first flight, known as "It's a Test", launched on 25 May 2017.
Reusable Rockets | Rocket Lab
WEBReusable Rockets | Rocket Lab. Electron is already the world's most frequently launched small rocket annually. Now we're making it the world's first reusable orbital small rocket too. By reusing Electron's first stage, the largest part of the launch vehicle, we aim to increase our already industry-leading launch cadence and further drive down ...
Rocket Lab gearing up to refly Electron booster for 1st time
WEBApr 18, 2024 · Rocket Lab is taking a big step toward its first-ever rocket reflight. On Jan. 31, one of the company's Electron rockets launched four private satellites to Earth orbit. The vehicle's first stage ...
Rocket Lab Launches 40th Electron Mission, Successfully Flies …
WEBAugust 24, 2023 – Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today successfully launched a dedicated Electron mission for Capella Space (Capella). The mission demonstrated several significant milestones for Rocket Lab’s reusability program, including an ocean ...
Rocket Lab reuses engine on Electron launch - SpaceNews
WEBWASHINGTON — Rocket Lab successfully reflew an engine on an Electron launch Aug. 23 as the company moves a step closer to reusing the entire rocket booster. The Electron rocket lifted off from ...
Rocket Lab's Electron Rocket | Space
WEBMar 2, 2021 · The Electron Rocket is the workhorse vehicle of the private spaceflight company Rocket Lab, which provides launches for small satellites to Earth orbit. The rocket's two stages stand 57 feet tall ...
Rocket Lab successfully retrieves its reusable rocket after …
WEBJul 18, 2023 · Rocket Lab successfully retrieved the first stage of its Electron rocket during its “Baby Come Back” mission on Monday — but it didn’t catch it with a helicopter this time around. When ...
Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket Set For December Launch From …
WEBDec 3, 2022 · Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket stands atop the company’s Launch Complex-2 on NASA’s Wallops Island. Update Dec. 18, 2022 — The launch of Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility is now scheduled for no earlier than Monday, Dec. 19. A launch attempt on Dec. 18 was scrubbed due to upper level winds exceeding ...