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Electron | Ten Owl Of Ten (StriX Launch 10)
Rocket Lab
Mission Status
Current T-0 confirmed by official or reliable sources.
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Mission Details
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Mission Type Earth Science
Orbit Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch Window 08:40 PM -
08:40 PM
Rocket Configuration
Name Electron
Manufacturer Rocket Lab
Height 18 m
Diameter 1.2 m
Maiden Flight 2017-05-25
Success Rate 84/88
(95%)
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.