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ЦитироватьThe next Rocket Lab Electron vehicle will be on the pad at Launch Complex 1 in January 2019.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 51 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1087829328610525184)

First Electron off the pad in 2019 is a dedicated mission for DARPA. The R3D2 mission, scheduled for late Feb, intends to space-qualify a prototype reflect array antenna to improve radio comms in smallsats. Honored to be launching this innovative mission. https://bit.ly/2FEU3pH  (https://t.co/hXBrK22Xs4)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184844.jpg)DARPA‏Подлинная учетная запись @DARPA (https://twitter.com/DARPA) 19 ч.19 часов назад (https://twitter.com/DARPA/status/1087830155060543490)


Our Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) is set for #launch (https://twitter.com/hashtag/launch?src=hash) in late February to space-qualify new type of membrane reflectarray antenna. Made of a tissue-thin Kapton membrane, antenna deploys to 2.25 meters diameter once in LEO.
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184844.jpg)DARPA‏Подлинная учетная запись @DARPA (https://twitter.com/DARPA) 19 ч.19 часов назад (https://twitter.com/DARPA/status/1087831403708985347)


The launch will take place on a @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) USA Electron #rocket (https://twitter.com/hashtag/rocket?src=hash) from the company's launch complex on the Mahia Peninsula of New Zealand. Rocket Lab will host a webcast & provide coverage of the launch via live stream: http://www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream  (https://t.co/CSYI1nPgbs).
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184844.jpg)DARPA‏Подлинная учетная запись @DARPA (https://twitter.com/DARPA) 19 ч.19 часов назад (https://twitter.com/DARPA/status/1087832988665163777)


.@northropgrumman (https://twitter.com/northropgrumman) is the prime contractor & integrated the 150 kg satellite; @mmadesignllc (https://twitter.com/mmadesignllc) designed & built the antenna. @TridentSystemsI (https://twitter.com/TridentSystemsI) designed & built R3D2's software-defined radio, while @BlueCanyonTech (https://twitter.com/BlueCanyonTech) provided the spacecraft bus.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184844.jpg)DARPA‏Подлинная учетная запись @DARPA (https://twitter.com/DARPA) 24 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/DARPA/status/1103348053694734336)

The RF Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) made it to New Zealand this week. Payload integration has begun for its ride into low-Earth orbit on @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) Electron, targeted for later this month.


(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 15 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1103367553659748352)

Following a delay to payload arrival, the R3D2 spacecraft is now at LC-1 & integration is underway! The launch window has been adjusted to the second half of March to provide the prime contractor with additional time to complete payload and spacecraft validation & verification.

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
Late February - DARPA R3D3 mission - Electron/Curie - LC1 (NZ)

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LAUNCH INFORMATION

Rocket Lab is currently targeting no earlier than 22:30, Sunday 24 March UTC (11:30 am, Monday 25 March NZDT) for the next Electron mission.

Launch window: Rocket Lab is currently targeting no earlier than 24 March UTC, and the launch window is open until 29 March 2019, UTC (25 March NZDT). 
Launch timing: Launch attempts will only take place between 11:30 - 15:30 NZDT (22:30 - 02:30 UTC). 

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 18 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1113510646195191813)

We are thrilled to confirm the next Electron launch will place 3 R&D satellites into orbit for the @usairforce (https://twitter.com/usairforce). Scheduled for late April, the DoD Space Test Program procured the mission in partnership with @DIU_x (https://twitter.com/DIU_x) as part of the Rapid Agile Launch Initiative.

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LAUNCH INFORMATION

Rocket Lab's next mission is the STP-27RD launch. The mission is scheduled for lift-off from Launch Complex 1 no earlier than 4 May 2019 NZST. The launch window remains open for a total of 14 days. 

The timing of the daily 4-hour launch windows will be published on this page in the coming days.  
The satellites on board this mission ...:

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• The Space Plug and Play Architecture Research CubeSat-1 (SPARC-1) mission...
• The Falcon Orbital Debris Experiment (Falcon ODE)...
• The Harbinger research payload
  

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Rocket Lab's next mission is the STP-27RD launch. The mission is scheduled for lift-off from Launch Complex 1 no earlier than 4 May 2019 NZST. The launch window remains open for a total of 14 days. 

Launch attempts will take place between 18:00 - 22:00 NZST (06:00 - 10:00 UTC) within the launch window. 

ЦитироватьAuckland, New Zealand, 05 May 2019 – A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle successfully lifted off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula at 06:00 UTC, Sunday 5 May 2019 (18:00 NZST). The STP-27RD mission launched three research and development satellites for the DoD Space Test Program...

ЦитироватьHuntington Beach, California. 10 May, 2019 – Rocket Lab, the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, announced today that its next flight will launch multiple spacecraft on a mission procured by satellite rideshare and mission management provider, Spaceflight (http://spaceflight.com/). The launch window will open in June, with launch taking place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula.
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The mission is named 'Make it Rain'...

ЦитироватьSalo пишет:
June - Seventh mission "Make it Rain" Spaceflight : Prometheus (x2), ACRUX-1 and other - Electron/Curie - LC1 (NZ)

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[TH]Launch Window [/TH][TH]Launch Time[/TH]

	27 June - 10 July NZT
	16:30 - 18:30 NZT (04:30 - 06:30 UTC)

ЦитироватьSalo написал:
NET  May Q3 - BlackSky Global 4 - Electron/Curie - LC1 (NZ)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg) Rocket Lab‏ Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1178770678213857280)

We are at just L-14 days until Electron's 9th mission! From 14 October UTC the launch window opens for 'As The Crow Flies' - a dedicated commercial mission for Astro Digital. More info: https://bit.ly/2oHgXoV  (https://t.co/AEI4q7f6EL)

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October 14-28 (23:00-03:00) - Electron/Curie - LC1 (NZ) - 9th mission "As The Crow Flies": PALISADE (Demo-1)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1183571488101715968)

Launch update(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png): Thunderstorms are rolling in over Launch Complex 1, but forecasts show a brief reprieve late in the week. As such, we're currently targeting no earlier than Thursday 17 Oct UTC for the launch of our 9th Electron mission, 'As The Crow Flies'.

ЦитироватьPhoton in particular was architected for use in both LEO and interplanetary missions, with radiation-tolerant avionics, deep space-capable communications and navigation technology, and high-performance space-storable propulsion capable of multiple restarts on orbit. The combination of Photon and Electron has been designed as a complete solution for responsive LEO, MEO and cis-lunar missions, as early as Q4 2020.

ЦитироватьHuntington Beach, California. 5 November 2019 – Rocket Lab, the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, announced today that its next mission will launch multiple microsatellites in a rideshare mission representing five different countries. The launch window for Rocket Lab's tenth flight, named 'Running Out Of Fingers,' will open 25th November NZDT and take place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula.

Onboard this rideshare mission are six spacecraft comprised of 5cm PocketQube microsatellites from satellite manufacturer and mission management provider Alba Orbital. The final payload on board was procured by satellite rideshare and mission management provider Spaceflight for ALE Co., Ltd (ALE), a Tokyo-based company creating microsatellites that simulate meteor particles.

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NET November 25 - Electron/Curie - LC1 (NZ) - 10th mission "Running Out Of Fingers": ALE-2, ATL-1, Discovery, FossaSat-1, NOOR-1A, NOOR-1B, SMOG-P, TRSi Sat

Цитировать07:57 - 09:22 UTC (20:57 - 22:22 NZDT)

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November 25 - December 11  (07:57-09:22) - Electron/Curie - LC1 (NZ) - 10th mission "Running Out Of Fingers":

ЦитироватьLaunch Window: 28 November - 12 December NZDT
Launch Time:     07:56 - 09:22 UTC (20:56 - 22:22 NZDT)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏ @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1197309882065514497)

The countdown is on for our 10th Electron launch! We're targeting no earlier than 07:56 UTC on 28 November for the launch of 'Running Out Of Fingers'.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg) Rocket Lab‏ @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 10 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1199563370233397248)

Target lift-off for #RunningOutOfFingers (https://twitter.com/hashtag/RunningOutOfFingers?src=hash) is no earlier than:
UTC: 07:56 (29 Nov)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)  Rocket Lab‏ @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab)
   Launch update: We're standing down from today's launch attempt to conduct further tests on ground systems. We'll update with a new target launch date soon. The window remains open until 12 December. (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png)

                                 
           23:58 - 28 нояб. 2019 г.    

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30213.jpg) Peter Beck‏ @Peter_J_Beck (https://twitter.com/Peter_J_Beck)  
   Stage 2 umbilical needs reset and tested. Simple to do but will require a pad recycle. Probably will push out a few days.

 
10:37 - 29 нояб. 2019 г.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 12 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1201574984759566337)

Work on the Stage 2 umbilical that caused us to stand down from last week's launch is nearing completion, however poor weather conditions are driving a launch attempt no earlier than 07:56 UTC, Friday 6 Dec. Stay tuned for updates as we continue to assess weather this week.

ЦитироватьOn 6 December 2019, at 8:18 am UTC, launch provider Rocket Lab conducted its 10th mission – and the final one of 2019 – from its launch site at New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. The launch successfully orbited 6 picosatellites developed by Alba Orbital, named "PocketQubes", as well as Japan's 75-kg ALE-2 cubesat for meteor shower simulation company ALE.

ЦитироватьDec 09, 2019
Rocket Lab launches milestone tenth mission, completes major success for reusable rocket program
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Rocket Lab's next mission will take place within the first weeks of 2020 from Launch Complex 1.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1205160031555112960)

We're thrilled to confirm the 1st Electron launch from LC-2 will be a dedicated mission for the @usairforce (https://twitter.com/usairforce) Space Test Program in Q2 2020. It's an honor to be providing access to orbit for STP once again following the first STP launch on Electron from LC-1 earlier this year.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 26 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1205158467004248065)

USAF Lt. Col. Meagan Thrush says that first Electron mission from LC-2, called STP-27RM, will carry a smallsat called Monolith to test the ability of smallsats to host large aperture space weather payloads.

ЦитироватьELaNa 32
Date:  NET March 1, 2020
Mission:  Rocketlab – Mahia, New Zealand
1 CubeSat Mission scheduled to be deployed

ANDESITE - Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg)Rocket Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 48 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1219320029704900611)

We're excited to announce that our first mission of 2020 is a dedicated launch from LC-1 for the @NatReconOfc (https://twitter.com/NatReconOfc)! The 14-day launch window opens from 31 Jan UTC. Full details: https://bit.ly/2TGJE2U  (https://t.co/R1DFalvyCq)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186407.jpg) (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) Rocket Lab✔@RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 5:36 AM - Jan 31, 2020 (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1223072498733862912)

And we have resumed the count! New target lift-off time is 02:56 UTC (15:56 NZDT / 18:56 PST / 21:56 EST). Still a possibility of standing down due to high ground winds.

ЦитироватьКомпания Rocket Lab выиграла контракт NASA на запуск к Луне небольшого спутника CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment), сообщает SpaceNews. Запуск планируется осуществить в начале 2021 года со стартовой площадки на о. Уоллопс (шт. Вирджиния, США). Для обеспечения запуска к Луне на ракете Electron будет установлена разгонная ступень Photon, а близ Луны спутник будет маневрировать с помощью собственных двигателей. Контракт оценивается в 9,95 миллионов долларов.
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ЦитироватьRocket Lab's Next Mission to Launch Satellites for NASA, NRO and the University of New South Wales
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Rocket Lab's Next Mission to Launch Satellites for NASA, NRO and the University of New South Wales

Rocket  Lab's next rideshare mission will enable university research into  Earth's magnetic field, support the testing of new smallsat  communications architecture and demonstrate a streamlined, commercial  approach for getting government small satellites into space.

Long Beach, California. 9 March 2020  – Rocket Lab, a space technology company and the global leader in  dedicated small satellite launch, has announced today that its next  mission will deploy payloads for the National Aeronautics and Space  Administration (NASA), the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the  University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra Space.


The launch  will take place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Māhia  Peninsula, with a 14-day launch window scheduled to commence from 27  March 2020 NZT. The mission will be Rocket Lab's 12th Electron launch since the company began launches in May 2017.


The  rideshare mission will launch several small satellites, including the  ANDESITE (Ad-Hoc Network Demonstration for Extended Satellite-Based  Inquiry and Other Team Endeavors) satellite created by electrical and  mechanical engineering students and professors at Boston University. The  satellite will launch as part of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative  (CSLI) and will conduct groundbreaking scientific study into Earth's  magnetic field. Once in space, the ANDESITE satellite will initiate  measurements of the magnetosphere with onboard sensors, later releasing  eight pico satellites carrying small magnetometer sensors to track  electric currents flowing in and out of the atmosphere, a phenomenon  also known as space weather. These variations in the electrical activity  racing through space can have a big impact on our lives here on Earth,  causing interruptions to things like radio communications and electrical  systems. The ANDESITE satellite follows on from Rocket Lab's first  ELaNa (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites) launch for NASA, the  ELaNa-19 mission, which launched a host of educational satellites to  orbit on Electron in December 2018. 


The mission also carries  three payloads designed, built and operated by the NRO. The mission was  procured under the agency's Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR)  contract vehicle. RASR allows the NRO to explore new launch  opportunities that provide a streamlined, commercial approach for  getting small satellites into space, as well as provide those working in  the small satellite community with timely and cost-effective access to  space. This mission follows Rocket Lab's first dedicated mission for the  NRO, Birds of a Feather, which was launched on 31 January 2020 NZT from  Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1.


The ANDESITE and NRO payloads will  be joined on the mission by the M2 Pathfinder satellite, a collaboration  between the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra Space and the  Australian Government. The M2 Pathfinder will test communications  architecture and other technologies that will assist in informing the  future space capabilities of Australia. The satellite will demonstrate  the ability of an onboard software-based radio to operate and  reconfigure while in orbit.


Rocket Lab founder and chief  executive, Peter Beck, says the mission is a great example of the kind  of cutting-edge research and fast-paced innovation that small satellites  are enabling.


"It's a privilege to have NASA and the NRO launch  on Electron again, and we're excited to welcome the University of New  South Wales onto our manifest for the first time, too," he says. "We  created Electron to make getting to space easy for all, so it's  gratifying to be meeting the needs of national security payloads and  student research projects on the same mission."   


"We're excited  to be partnering with Rocket Lab on another mission under our RASR  contract," said Colonel Chad Davis, Director of NRO's Office of Space  Launch. "This latest mission is a great example of the collaborative  nature of the space community and our goal as space partners to procure  rideshare missions that not only meet our mission needs but provide  opportunities for those working with smallsats to gain easy access to  space."


NASA Launch Services Program (LSP) ELaNa Mission Lead,  Scott Higginbotham, said "Through the CSLI, NASA engages the next  generation of space explorers. This initiative provides university teams  like ANDESITE with real life, hands-on experience in conducting an  actual space research mission in conjunction with NASA. The students  grow as professionals and NASA benefits from the research. We are truly  excited about this collaborative mission."


"We're very excited to  be launching M2 Pathfinder with Rocket Lab who have been so very  flexible in accommodating our spacecraft specific needs, let alone the  ambitious nine month project timeframe," said Andrin Tomaschett,  Spacecraft Project Lead at UNSW Canberra. "The success of this  spacecraft will unlock so much more, for our customers and for  Australia, by feeding into the complex spacecraft projects and missions  our team are currently working on."


The mission has been named  'Don't Stop Me Now' in recognition of Rocket Lab board member and  avid Queen fan Scott Smith, who recently passed away.


Rocket Lab will not be carrying out any recovery testing on the Electron launch vehicle during this mission.

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NET March    1   26   27 - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 12th mission "Don't Stop Me Now": ANDESITE (ELaNa 32), NRO smallsat's (х3), M2 Pathfinder (or NLT April 10)

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NEXT MISSION: DON'T STOP ME NOW

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[TH]Launch Window[/TH]      [TD][/TD][TD]The 14-day launch window opens on 27 March UTC[/TD][/TR][TR][TH]Launch Time[/TH]      [TD][/TD][TD]04:43 - 06:33 UTC / 17:43 - 19:33 NZT[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]

ЦитироватьSalo написал:
NET March 27 - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 12th mission "Don't Stop Me Now": ANDESITE (ELaNa 32), NRO smallsat's (х3), M2 Pathfinder (or NLT April 10)

Цитировать[TH]Launch Window:[/TH]      [TD][/TD][TD]No earlier than 29 March UTC (window remains open until 9 April)[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]

ЦитироватьSalo написал:
NET March 29 (04:43-06:33) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 12th mission "Don't Stop Me Now": ANDESITE (ELaNa 32), NRO smallsat's (х3), RAAF M2 Pathfinder (or NLT April 10)

Цитировать[TH]Launch Window:[/TH]      [TD][/TD][TD]No earlier than 30 March UTC (window remains open until 9 April)[/TD][/TR][/TABLE]

ЦитироватьSalo написал:
30 (04:43-06:33) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 12th mission "Don't Stop Me Now": ANDESITE (ELaNa 32), NRO smallsat's (х3), RAAF M2 Pathfinder (or NLT April 10)

ЦитироватьCOVID-19 Update: Rocket Lab has postponed the launch of its next mission in response to the COVID-19 situation.

In response to the evolving COVID-19 situation, we have paused launch preparations for our next mission to protect the health and safety of Rocket Lab team members, our families, and the wider community.

The mission was scheduled to lift off fr om Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on 30 March UTC. Launch preparations have been paused, however, following the New Zealand Government's announcement on 23 March NZDT to implement the Level 4 COVID-19 response which requires most businesses to close and instructs people to stay at home. We commend the government for taking this drastic but necessary step to lim it the spread of COVID-19.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab to Launch Dedicated Mission for Japanese Space Industry Start-up Company Synspective

The mission will launch the first satellite of Synspective's StriX constellation which will provide commercially available Earth-observation data[/CENTER]

Long Beach, California. 14 April 2020 – Rocket Lab, a space technology company and global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has signed a deal with Japanese satellite company Synspective (https://synspective.com/) to launch a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite in late 2020.

Synspective's  StriX-α satellite will be launched on an Electron launch vehicle as a dedicated mission from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.
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The StriX-α satellite will be the sole payload on the Electron launch vehicle for this mission, giving Synspective the ability to select the exact orbit, launch site, and launch timing that best suits the company's needs.
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Q2 - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-2 (US) - STP-27RM: Monolith

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186407.jpg) (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) Rocket Lab ✔@RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 9:47 PM (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1255569406198870016) - Apr 29, 2020

The mission is scheduled for launch in Q3 this year. One of the final remaining steps before launch is completion of NASA certification for our Autonomous Flight Termination System (AFTS), a system that has been successfully flown on several missions from LC-1.

ЦитироватьELaNa 32
 Date:  NET June 11, 2020
Mission:  Rocketlab – Mahia, New Zealand
1 CubeSat Mission scheduled to be deployed

• ANDESITE - Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 

Цитата: Salo от 15.04.2020 07:29:49 NET June 11 (04:43-06:33) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 12th mission "Don't Stop Me Now": ANDESITE (ELaNa 32), NRO smallsat's (х3), RAAF M2 Pathfinder

Цитата: undefined(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg) (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) Rocket Lab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) @RocketLab (https://twitter.com/RocketLab) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1266092058386657281)

Who's ready for another Electron launch? The window for our 12th Electron mission opens 11 June UTC with lift-off scheduled between 04:43 - 06:32 UTC. ...

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Rocket Lab  @RocketLab

Today's mission marked our 12th Electron launch.

https://youtu.be/VRfm6RGVHf8
Rocket Lab - Don't Stop Me Now Launch

8:35 AM · 13 июн. 2020 г.·Twitter Web App (https://help.twitter.com/using-twitter/how-to-tweet#source-labels)

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We're readjusting the T-0 for cumulus cloud. New T-0 set for 05:12 UTC

Цитата: Salo от 15.04.2020 07:29:49July - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - Canon spacecraft: CE-SAT 1 Mk.2

Цитата: undefined(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1272605720043589632)

We're excited - our next mission is just 18 days away! Our 13th mission will launch satellites for @SpaceflightInc (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightInc), @planetlabs (https://twitter.com/planetlabs) and @Heads_InSpace (https://twitter.com/Heads_InSpace). With most of the payloads conducting Earth-observation, we've named this one 'Pics Or It Didn't Happen.'
https://bit.ly/3hxxlzt (https://t.co/AjPDL82epy?amp=1)


1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1272606532891336704)

The launch window for #PicsOrItDidntHappen (https://twitter.com/hashtag/PicsOrItDidntHappen?src=hashtag_click) opens on 3 July UTC. Lift-off will take place from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 Pad A on the Mahia Peninsula.

Цитата: undefined'Pics Or It Didn't Happen' will deploy seven small satellites to a 500km circular low Earth orbit for a range of customers, including Spaceflight Inc.'s customer Canon Electronics (https://en.canon-elec.co.jp/), as well as Planet and In-Space Missions (https://in-space.co.uk/).

- Canon Electronics Inc.'s CE-SAT-IB
- five SuperDoves, Flock 4v
- Faraday-1 6U CubeSat

Цитата: undefinedROCKET LAB AWARDED CONTRACT FOR BACK-TO-BACK NRO MISSIONS

The two dedicated missions will launch back-to-back from separate Rocket Lab launch pads, demonstrating rapid, responsive launch in support of national security

18 June 2020 - Space systems company Rocket Lab, the Long Beach headquartered global leader in small satellite launch, has signed a launch agreement with the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for two back-to-back dedicated small satellite missions aboard Electron.

The missions were awarded through the NRO's Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket (RASR) contract, an initiative that enables the agency to explore new opportunities for launching small satellites through a streamlined, commercial approach. The RASR-3 and RASR-4 missions are scheduled for launch within weeks of each other in late spring 2021 from two separate pads at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1.
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Цитата: undefinedMission Name    Pics Or It Didn't Happen
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Pics Or It Didn't Happen
Launch Window    3 July UTC
Launch Time    21:13 - 22:03 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

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Rocket Lab @RocketLab

High winds and heavy rain are headed towards LC-1 in the next few days, so we're now targeting no earlier than 21:13, 5 July UTC for the #PicsOrItDidntHappen (https://twitter.com/hashtag/PicsOrItDidntHappen?src=hashtag_click) mission. NZT | 09:13 (06 July) PT | 14:13 (05 July) ET | 17:13 (05 July)

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11:43 PM · 2 июл. 2020 г.·Twitter Web App (https://help.twitter.com/using-twitter/how-to-tweet#source-labels)

Цитата: Salo от 16.06.2020 06:47:56NET July 3 (21:13-22:03) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 13th mission "Pics Or It Didn't Happen": CE-SAT 1B, Flock-4v (x5), Faraday-1

Цитата: undefined(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 53 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1278791379028570117)

High winds and heavy rain are headed towards LC-1 in the next few days, so we're now targeting no earlier than 21:13, 5 July UTC for the #PicsOrItDidntHappen (https://twitter.com/hashtag/PicsOrItDidntHappen?src=hashtag_click) mission. ...

Цитата: undefined(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67532.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 44 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1279250413812805634)

Surprise! We've brought launch forward by a day as the weather is terrible through most of next week. We're now targeting 21:13, 4 July UTC for the #PicsOrItDidntHappen (https://twitter.com/hashtag/PicsOrItDidntHappen?src=hashtag_click) mission. Think good weather thoughts for us!

Цитата: tnt22 от 04.07.2020 06:56:59!!! Сдвиг влево на 1 день

Цитата: undefined07/04/2020 20:45 Stephen Clark

The exact launch time today is timed for 5:19:36 p.m. EDT (2119:36 GMT; 9:19:36 a.m. New Zealand time).

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Rocket Lab @RocketLab

An issue was experienced today during Rocket Lab's launch that caused the loss of the vehicle. We are deeply sorry to the customers on board Electron. The issue occurred late in the flight during the 2nd stage burn. More information will be provided as it becomes available.
12:44 AM · 5 июл. 2020 г.·Twitter Web App (https://help.twitter.com/using-twitter/how-to-tweet#source-labels)

ЦитироватьFuture Launches

Upcoming Scheduled launches—

• NRO's next two scheduled launches are NROL-44 and NROL 101, both from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in 3rd Qrt of CY2020
• The next NRO launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base is scheduled for 4th Qtr CY2020
• The next launch from NASA Wallops is scheduled for 2nd Qtr CY2021
• The next launch from New Zealand is scheduled for 2nd Qtr CY2021

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67521.jpg) Stephen Clark @StephenClark1 17 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1289328784647155715)

After Rocket Lab returns to flight with a mission from New Zealand before the end of August, the company's next launch is planned from the new LC-2 facility at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia some time in September, officialls said today.

Цитата: Salo от 05.07.2020 00:07:31NET    June   July  Late August - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - Capella Whitney

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ЦитироватьRocket Lab планирует запуск частной миссии к Венере!
Старт должен состояться в 2023 году. А ещё раньше — в 2021 году — должен состояться запуск миссии NASA, на сверхлёгкой ракете-носителе компании Electron (подробности об этой миссии мы уже рассказывали: vk.cc/ayq4xP )
«Я безумно люблю Венеру», — говорит исполнительный директор Rocket Lab Питер Бек (Peter Beck). «Я много работаю над тем, чтобы подготовить частную миссию к Венере в 2023 году».
Способность осуществлять межпланетные миссии появилась у Electron благодаря росту производительности с 225 до 300 кг на низкую орбиту, который произошёл за счёт прогресса в технологиях изготовления электробатарей (они используются для питания насосов обоих ступеней). А также благодаря разработке 3-й ступени ракеты, которая будет базироваться на их спутниковой платформе «Photon».
«Это открывает окно к Венере и окно для повторного использования [1-й ступени]» — говорит Бек. «Photon, который ещё не выполнил своё дебютный полёт, не будет спускаться в сернистую атмосферу Венеры в предстоящей миссии. Текущий план предполагает сброс в атмосферу одного или нескольких меньших аппаратов», — написал он в Твиттере.
«Конечно, нет никакой гарантии, что жизнь существует в венерианских облаках. Или что планируемая Rocket Lab миссия найдёт её, если она там есть. Но эта миссия может стать реальным переворотом в космических исследованиях, независимо от её научных результатов», — добавил Питер.

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Примечательно, что в 2010 году вместе с зондом Акацуки к Венере запускался небольшой 20-килограммовый аппарат «Shin'en», который создавался коллаборацией японских университетов. Однако на следующий день после запуска с ним была потеряна связь. Так что отчасти это может стать уже не первой частной миссией к Венере, но вполне может стать первой успешной.

Ещё из новостей о Rocket Lab: в этом году фирма планировала провести 12 запусков, но пандемия помешала этим планам. Установка на 1-ю ступень парашютов для её спасения сократила полезную нагрузку на 15 кг. Обтекатель стоит порядка $20 тыс. и у них нет планов его спасать. Также они не планируют создавать более тяжёлую ракету-носитель, так как эти ниши рынка уже заняты другими компаниями. Логотип Rocket Lab может появиться в игре Kerbal Space Program.

«Обычно, если вы хотите выполнить научную миссию к Луне, вам нужно начинать выписывать чек на $50-100 млн», — говорит Бек. Но когда Photon выйдет на сцену, «за $10-20 млн вы реально сможете делать какую-нибудь хорошую науку: межпланетную или лунную. Вот что меня будоражит!».

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Цитата: Salo от 12.08.2020 10:59:18NET August    12   17-25   26 (02:35-07:40) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 14th mission: Capella Whitney

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        39-13.4S 177-51.0E, 39-12.0S 177-55.0E,
        39-25.0S 178-25.0E, 39-29.0S 178-22.0E,
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    A. 40-48S 175-48W, 41-48S 171-30W,
        42-54S 171-54W, 41-42S 176-18W.
    B. 43-30S 163-30W, 44-18S 152-00W,
        45-30S 152-00W, 44-42S 163-54W.
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Цитата: Salo от 12.08.2020 10:59:18NET August    12   17-25   26 (02:35-07:40) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 14th mission: Capella Whitney

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1296886523212656641)

We're excited to confirm our next mission is just days away! We're launching a dedicated commercial mission from LC-1. Stay tuned for more info next week.

Lift-off is targeted for no earlier than:
UTC: 27 Aug, 03:05 UTC
ET:    26 Aug, 23:05
PT:    26 Aug, 20:05
NZT: 27 Aug, 15:05

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Цитата: Salo от 12.08.2020 10:59:18 August 27 - September 9 (03:05-07:05) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 14th mission: Capella Whitney

ЦитироватьAnnouncing Our Sequoia Launch: I Can't Believe It's Not Optical!
WRITTEN BY PAYAM BANAZADEH, CEO AND FOUNDER OF CAPELLA SPACE (https://www.capellaspace.com/author/payam/) ON AUGUST 24, 2020. POSTED IN CAPELLA SPACE (https://www.capellaspace.com/category/capellaspace/).

When I founded Capella Space in 2016, it was with a clear mission: to make timely, reliable Earth observation data available on demand. Since then, my team has worked tirelessly to build small but powerful satellites and the ground infrastructure needed to deliver synthetic aperture radar (SAR) in the most user-friendly and customer-centric way possible.

Today, I'm excited to announce that we are one step closer to making that vision a reality. We're partnering with Rocket Lab (https://www.rocketlabusa.com/), a launch provider and space systems company, to launch Sequoia, the first publicly available satellite in our planned constellation. The two-week launch window opens on August 26, 2020.
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We were fortunate to work with Rocket Lab to name this mission "I Can't Believe It's Not Optical," a reference to our innovative SAR satellite technology ...
This launch marks a significant milestone for Capella. We are looking forward to the next few weeks and days as we prepare for launch. Please stay tuned as we approach the launch window and ready Sequoia.

Цитата: Salo от 12.08.2020 10:59:18August 27 - September 9 (03:05-07:05) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 14th mission "I Can't Believe It's Not Optical" : Capella Sequoia

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 28 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1298342523203592192)

Launch Update: The launch window for our #ICantBelieveItsNotOptical (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICantBelieveItsNotOptical?src=hashtag_click) mission opens tomorrow, but due to weather we're now targeting no earlier than 03:05, 29 Aug UTC.

PT:    20:05, Aug 28
ET:    23:05, Aug 28
NZT: 15:05, Aug 29
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 21 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1298348524917018624)

We're excited to confirm we have signed a contract with European space technology company OHB Group for a dedicated Electron launch in early 2021 from Launch Complex 1. https://bit.ly/2QnWG2l (https://t.co/FJz4cKMyvP?amp=1)

Цитата: undefined(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg)Rocket Lab @RocketLab

Launch Update: The launch window for our #ICantBelieveItsNotOptical (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICantBelieveItsNotOptical?src=hashtag_click) mission opens tomorrow, but due to weather we're now targeting no earlier than 03:05, 29 Aug UTC.

PT: 20:05, Aug 28
ET: 23:05, Aug 28
NZT: 15:05, Aug 29

Stay tuned for updates!

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10:32 PM · 25 авг. 2020 г.·Twitter Web App (https://help.twitter.com/using-twitter/how-to-tweet#source-labels)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1299090967568330752)

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125138.svg): Lift-off targeted for 30 Aug, 03:05 UTC
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125107.svg): Mission info https://bit.ly/3gyzZDk (https://t.co/zI36drt64x?amp=1)
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125112.svg): Webcast http://rocketlabusa.com/live-stream (https://t.co/RyD0mD6yVf?amp=1)

Time zone conversions:
ET:    23:05, Aug 29
PT:    20:05, Aug 29
NZT: 15:05, Aug 30

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 20 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1299443132442894336)

Launch Update: Ground winds remain high at LC-1 tomorrow, so we're now targeting no earlier than Aug 31 UTC for the #ICantBelieveItsNotOptical (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ICantBelieveItsNotOptical?src=hashtag_click) mission. (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125180.svg)

Mission info https://bit.ly/3gyzZDk (https://t.co/zI36drt64x?amp=1)

Launch timing:
ET:    23:05, Aug 30
PT:    20:05, Aug 30
NZT: 15:05, Aug 31

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Цитата: Salo от 12.08.2020 10:59:18NET August 31 - September 9[/color] (03:05-07:05) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1A (NZ) - 14th mission "I Can't Believe It's Not Optical" : Capella Sequoia

Цитировать08/31/2020 05:45 Stephen Clark

T-minus 20 minutes. ... Liftoff remains set for 11:05:47 p.m. EDT (0305:47 GMT).

ЦитироватьRocket Lab To Launch Commercial Earth-Imaging Rideshare Mission For Planet, Canon Electronics

This rideshare mission will be Electron's 15th launch overall and fifth in 2020, making Electron the second most-frequently launched U.S. rocket this year.

Long Beach, California. 21 September, 2020 – Leading space systems company, Rocket Lab, has today announced its next Electron launch will be a rideshare mission to low Earth orbit for Planet and Spaceflight Inc.'s customer Canon Electronics.
The mission – named 'In Focus' in a nod to the Earth-imaging satellites onboard – will lift-off in October from Rocket Lab's private orbital launch site, Launch Complex 1, in New Zealand. The mission will deploy a total of 10 satellites to precise and individual orbits. The mission will be Rocket Lab's 15th launch overall and fifth mission of 2020, making Electron the second most-frequently launched United States orbital rocket this year.
Earth-imaging company Planet has nine of their latest generation SuperDove satellites booked on the mission for deployment to a 500km morning-crossing Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Each of the nine SuperDoves will be integrated with and deployed from Rocket Lab's Maxwell dispensers, the industry's lightest CubeSat dispenser in its class. Planet's Flock 4e' of SuperDoves will join the company's constellation of Earth-observation satellites already on orbit providing medium-resolution global coverage and near-daily revisit.
The 10^th and final payload aboard this mission, Canon Electronics Inc.'s CE-SAT-IIB, was arranged by satellite rideshare and mission management provider Spaceflight Inc. CE-SAT-IIB is a technical demonstration microsatellite developed by Canon Electronics Inc. It has a middle-size telescope equipped with an ultra-high sensitivity camera to take night images of the Earth and small size telescopes which are suitable for CubeSat use.
Rocket Lab's founder and CEO, Peter Beck, says the mission demonstrates the industry-leading flexibility Electron provides to small satellite operators by deploying multiple spacecraft to their various target destinations even when flying as part of a rideshare.
"With Electron, we designed a launch system that makes access to space easy and puts our customers in the driver's seat of their missions, and we're proud to be delivering on that even through times of global disruption."
Rocket Lab has multiple missions scheduled for the remainder of 2020, including an upcoming launch in Q4 earmarked for the company's first Electron first stage recovery attempt. The Electron's first stage will be equipped with new hardware, including a reaction control system and an in-house designed parachute system, to orient the booster during its re-entry descent and slow down the first stage before a soft landing in the ocean where it will be collected by a ship.

Цитата: Salo от 12.08.2020 10:59:18October - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 15th mission "In Focus": CE-SAT-IIB, SuperDove / Flock-4e (x9)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 52 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1313916304814825474)

We're just two weeks out from our next Electron launch for @planetlabs (https://twitter.com/planetlabs)
 and @SpaceflightInc (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightInc)'s customer Canon Electronics!

Lift-off is currently targeted for:
21:14 (Oct 20) UTC
14:14 (Oct 20) PT
17:14 (Oct 20) ET
10:14 NZT

Mission info http://bit.ly/2F8i4GX (https://t.co/LWRqN1ktVB?amp=1)

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Цитата: Salo от 12.08.2020 10:59:18October 20 - November 2  (21:14:00-22:03:00) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 15th mission "In Focus": CE-SAT-IIB, SuperDove / Flock-4e (x9)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1318041165669699584)

It's almost time to go to space again! Due to weather conditions on the opening day of the launch window, we're currently targeting no earlier than 21:14, Oct 21 UTC for the launch of our 15th mission, #InFocus (https://twitter.com/hashtag/InFocus?src=hashtag_click). http://rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission... (https://t.co/cQNxac5Dqd?amp=1)

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1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1318041402597462016)

Time zones for target lift-off of Rocket Lab's 'In Focus' mission:

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg) UTC: 21:14, Oct 21
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg) PT:   14:14, Oct 21
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg) ET:   17:14, Oct 21
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg) NZT: 10:14, Oct 22

Цитата: Salo от 12.08.2020 10:59:18October    20   21 - November 2  (21:14:00-22:03:00) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 15th mission "In Focus": CE-SAT-IIB, SuperDove / Flock-4e (x9)

Цитата: undefined10/21/2020 23:41 Stephen Clark

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Liftoff of the Electron rocket is now targeted for 5:27:53 p.m. EDT (2127:53 GMT).

Цитата: undefined(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1319023612125298688)

Adjusted T-0 time. We're now targeting 22:02 UTC for lift off of #InFocus (https://twitter.com/hashtag/InFocus?src=hashtag_click)

Цитата: undefined10/22/2020 00:34 Stephen Clark

The Electron rocket is currently counting down to liftoff from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand at 6:02:28 p.m. EDT (2202:28 GMT; 11:02:28 a.m. New Zealand time).

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1319031513741049856)

We're standing down from today's attempt. Some sensors are returning data that we want to look into further. We have back up opportunities until Nov 3. Stay tuned for updates on new launch date! #InFocus (https://twitter.com/hashtag/InFocus?src=hashtag_click)

Цитата: Salo от 12.08.2020 10:59:18October    20   21   23 - November 2  (21:14:00-22:03:00) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 15th mission "In Focus": CE-SAT-IIB, SuperDove / Flock-4e (x9)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1319489108041854977)

Launch update: We are now targeting Oct 28 UTC for the In Focus launch. Waiting for a weather front to pass before getting back to the pad.

New launch time:

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg) UTC: 21:14, Oct 28

Цитировать10/29/2020 00:08 Stephen Clark

T-minus 13 minutes. You can reload this page to watch Rocket Lab's live webcast of today's mission. Liftoff remains set for 5:21:27 p.m. EDT (2121:27 GMT).

Цитата: undefinedDetails about the customers onboard Rocket Lab's 16th Electron launch will be announced shortly, with the next mission scheduled to take place from Launch Complex 1 in the coming weeks.

Цитата: Salo от 29.10.2020 00:50:37November - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 16th  mission

Цитата: RocketLabRocket Lab to Launch Most Diverse Mission Yet

Rocket Lab to Launch Most Diverse Mission Yet

• The mission will deploy 30 satellites to unique orbits using the Electron launch vehicle's Kick Stage space tug
• The satellites will enable internet from space, test new methods of deorbiting space debris, and enable research into predicting earthquakes
• The launch will also feature a 3D printed mass simulator for Valve's Gabe Newell to raise funds for Starship Children's Hospital

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Long Beach, California. November 2, 2020 – Leading space systems company, Rocket Lab, has today announced its next Electron mission will feature a diverse range of payloads from the United States, France and New Zealand.
The mission, which will be Rocket Lab's 16^th Electron launch, will lift-off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula during a 14-day launch window that opens on November 16 NZT / November 15 UTC.
Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle will loft 30 satellites to a sun-synchronous orbit at 500 km altitude for a range of customers, including TriSept, Unseenlabs, Swarm Technologies, Te Pūnaha Ātea - Auckland Space Institute, and Gabe Newell, co-founder of global gaming software company Valve. The satellites span a range of operations, from TriSept's tech demonstration of new tether systems designed to accelerate spacecraft reentry and reduce orbital debris, through to the next generation of maritime surveillance satellites for Unseenlabs, as well as communications satellites for Swarm Technolgies. The mission will also deploy New Zealand's first student-built satellite, the APSS-1 satellite for Te Pūnaha Ātea - Auckland Space Institute at The University of Auckland.
A mass simulator will also be fixed to this mission's Kick Stage in the form of a 3D printed gnome created for Valve's Gabe Newell by multi-award-winning design studio Weta Workshop, the creative studio behind Lord of the Rings, Avatar, and Mulan. The unique space component is additively manufactured into the shape of Half-Life gaming icon Gnome Chompski. The mission serves as an homage to the innovation and creativity of gamers worldwide, and also aims to test and qualify a novel 3D printing technique that could be employed for future spacecraft components. ...
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The DRAGRACER mission will test the effectiveness of new tether technologies designed to accelerate spacecraft reentry and reduce orbital debris at the conclusion of space missions. TriSept has completed the integration of a pair of qualified Millennium Space Systems 6U small satellites, one featuring the tether drag device and one without. The controlled spacecraft should deorbit in approximately 45 days, while the second spacecraft is expected to remain in orbit for seven to nine years, according to Tethers Unlimited, developer of the 70-meter-long (230 feet) Terminator Tape aboard the control satellite.

BRO-2 and BRO-3 are the second and third satellites in French company Unseenlabs' planned constellation of about 20 satellites dedicated to maritime surveillance. The first BRO satellite was launched to orbit by Rocket Lab in August 2019. Unseenlabs' constellation enables improved monitoring of activities at sea, such as illegal fishing and anti-environmental behavior. Thanks to a unique proprietary technology, the BRO satellites are the first to be able to independently and precisely locate and fingerprint Radio Frequency (RF) emitters all around the globe, day or night, in any weather condition, and without requiring any special embarked tracking device. With three satellites in orbit, Unseenlabs' clients can now benefit from the shortest revisit time available on the satellite RF geolocation market.

The student-built Waka Āmiorangi Aotearoa APSS-1 satellite is designed to monitor electrical activity in Earth's upper atmosphere to test whether ionospheric disturbances can predict earthquakes. The data from this mission will deliver deeper knowledge of these hard-to-access altitudes and drive understanding of how phenomena such as solar wind and geophysical events affect this atmospheric region.

Swarm will launch the latest 24 1/4U SpaceBEE satellites to continue building out its planned constellation of 150 satellites to provide affordable satellite communications services to IoT devices in remote regions around the world. Swarm's uniquely small satellites enable the company to provide network services and user hardware at the industry's lowest cost and deliver maximum value to customers across a range of industries including maritime shipping, agriculture, energy, and ground transportation. The SpaceBEES will be integrated into two of Rocket Lab's 3U Maxwell CubeSat dispensers for orbital deployment.

Manufactured with support from multi-award-winning design studio Weta Workshop, the unique space component is additively manufactured from titanium and printed in the shape of Half-Life gaming icon Gnome Chompski. The mission serves as an homage to the innovation and creativity of gamers worldwide, and also aims to test and qualify a novel 3D printing technique that could be employed for future spacecraft components. The 150 mm gnome will remain attached to the Kick Stage during all mission phases and will burn up upon re-entry into Earth's atmosphere during the de-orbiting process.

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Цитата: undefinedRocket Lab to Attempt First Stage Recovery on Next Mission

Long Beach, California. November 5, 2020 – Rocket Lab has today revealed that it will attempt to recover the first stage of its Electron rocket during its next mission, the 'Return to Sender' launch, scheduled for lift-off in mid-November. The test will see Rocket Lab attempt to bring Electron's first stage back to Earth under a parachute system for a controlled water landing before collection by a recovery vessel.

The mission will be the first time Rocket Lab has attempted to recover a stage after launch and is a major milestone in Rocket Lab's pursuit to make Electron a reusable rocket to support an increased launch cadence for small satellite missions.

The 'Return to Sender' mission, which will be Rocket Lab's 16th Electron launch, will lift-off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Māhia Peninsula. The 14-day launch window is scheduled to open on November 16 UTC (November 15 PT / ET) with lift-off to take place between 01:44 – 04:34 UTC (17:44 – 20:34 PT / 20:44 – 23:34 ET). The mission will see Electron deploy 30 payloads for a range of small satellite customers to a 500km sun-synchronous orbit, with the recovery attempt a secondary objective of the launch.

Цитата: Salo от 29.10.2020 00:50:37November 16-30 (01:44-04:34) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 16th  mission "Return to Sender" : Dragracer A (Alchemy), Dragracer B (Augury), BRO-2, BRO-3, APSS-1, Spacebee (x24), Gnome Chompski (Mass Simulator)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 1 ч (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1327691697971597312)

Target lift-off time for the Return to Sender mission:
UTC: 01:44, Nov 19
NZT: 14:44, Nov 19
PT  : 17:44, Nov 18
ET  : 20:44, Nov 18

ЦитироватьWASHINGTON — The first launch of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket from a site in the United States won't take place until 2021 because of problems with the flight termination system NASA requires the rocket to use.
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"We expect that, under the current rate in which we're developing and correcting the code errors, we should be ready to certify that unit in the first half of '21,"

Цитата: Salo от 29.10.2020 00:50:37November 19-30 (01:44-04:34) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 16th  mission "Return to Sender" : Dragracer A (Alchemy), Dragracer B (Augury), BRO-2, BRO-3, APSS-1, Spacebee (x24), Gnome Chompski (Mass Simulator)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 51 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1328800285498560513)

Launch update: Due to weather we are now targeting no earlier than November 20th UTC for the #ReturnToSender (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReturnToSender?src=hashtag_click) mission. (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125180.svg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125212.svg)

Target lift-off:

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg) UTC: 20 Nov (01:44 - 04:34)
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg) NZT: 20 Nov (14:44 - 17:34)

Цитата: Salo от 29.10.2020 00:50:37November    15-29   16   19   20-30 (01:44-04:34) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 16th  mission "Return to Sender" : Dragracer A (Alchemy), Dragracer B (Augury), BRO-2, BRO-3, APSS-1, Spacebee (x24), Gnome Chompski (Mass Simulator)

Цитата: undefined(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 29 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1329583835864940545)

Target lift-off time:
UTC | 01:46

Цитата: undefined(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow 18 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1329591499223392262)

Rocket Lab has fueled its Electron satellite launcher for liftoff from the company's private base in New Zealand at 8:46:56pm EST (0146:56 GMT).

Цитата: undefined(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 9 с (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1329598007428280323)

We've got a new lift-off target for the #ReturnToSender (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ReturnToSender?src=hashtag_click) mission.

UTC | 02:20

Цитировать11/20/2020 04:47 Stephen Clark

The exact launch time is set for 9:20:01 p.m. EST (0220:01 GMT), according to Rocket Lab. The company's webcast will be available on this page beginning at T-minus 30 minutes.

Цитата: Salo от 29.10.2020 00:50:37Late - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - StriX-α

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1331319873285152769)

Counting down to our next mission, a dedicated launch from LC-1 for Japanese SAR company Synspective! 

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3l1Ujz9 (https://t.co/5H0kEmlZgN?amp=1)

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1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1331319876590346240)

This mission has an instantaneous launch opportunity each day of the 14-day launch window.

Lift-off is currently targeted NET 12 December.

UTC   | 10:09:30
NZDT | 23:09:30
PT      | 02:09:30
ET     | 05:09:30


1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1331319878989475840)

The mission is named 'The Owl's Night Begins' in a nod to Synspective's StriX family of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) spacecraft developed to be able to image millimeter-level changes to the Earth's surface from space. Strix is also the genus of owls.

Цитата: Salo от 29.10.2020 00:50:37NET December 12-26 (10:09-10:59) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 17th  mission "The Owl's Night Begins" : StriX-α

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 16 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1336756706102001664)

Due to weather over the range this week at LC-1 we are now targeting no earlier than Monday, 14 December UTC for #TheOwlsNightBegins (https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheOwlsNightBegins?src=hashtag_click) mission.

Target lift-off:

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg) UTC | 09:00 -  10:59

Цитата: Salo от 29.10.2020 00:50:37NET December 12-26 (10:09-10:59) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 17th  mission "The Owl's Night Begins" : StriX-α

Цитата: Rocket Lab(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 4 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1337329486396723201)

Target lift-off on Dec 15 for #TheOwlsNightBegins (https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheOwlsNightBegins?src=hashtag_click)
UTC | 09:00-10:59

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Rocket Lab Readies Photon Spacecraft for NASA Moon Mission
The CAPSTONE mission will see Rocket Lab extend its reach far beyond Earth orbit for the first time to deploy an in-house designed and built Photon spacecraft to the Moon.

Long Beach, California. December 11, 2020 – Rocket Lab has reached a key milestone ahead of the company's first launch to the Moon, with spacecraft qualification underway for the Photon spacecraft that will transport a NASA satellite into a unique lunar orbit that no other spacecraft has explored before.
NASA's Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE) will be launched by Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle and Photon in Q2 2021. The CAPSTONE satellite will act as a pathfinding precursor for lunar missions, including Gateway, a Moon-orbiting outpost that will provide vital support for a sustainable, long-term human return to the lunar surface under NASA's Artemis program. Rocket Lab's Photon spacecraft, which will act as a trans-lunar injection stage for this mission, has now entered a rigorous qualification test campaign at Rocket Lab's Production Complex, one of the final development milestones before lift-0ff in the new year.
To travel more than 380,000 km to the Moon, CAPSTONE will lift-off on an Electron launch vehicle to an initial low Earth orbit. From there, Rocket Lab's in-house designed and built Photon spacecraft, will take the reins to provide in-space transportation, power, and communications for NASA's satellite until separation, when CAPSTONE will continue on its own trajectory to lunar orbit. Photon will also continue to the Moon to conduct a lunar fly-by as a secondary mission. In preparation for the mission, Photon has entered a rigorous test and qualification campaign to subject the spacecraft to conditions similar to those it will experience during launch and in space. This qualification process will see Photon undergo thermal vacuum tests to recreate the extreme variations in temperature experienced in space, as well as vibration tests and acoustic tests to replicate the conditions during launch. Development and testing of the CAPSTONE satellite platform and propulsion system is being undertaken simultaneously by Advanced Space in Boulder, Colorado, Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems in Irvine, California, and Stellar Exploration in San Luis Obispo, California. The satellite is scheduled for integration with the Photon spacecraft in the new year.
Though modelers on the ground have studied the unique near-rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO) that CAPSTONE is destined for, no spacecraft has actually maneuvered into it to date. By testing out this halo-shaped orbit, CAPSTONE will help reduce risk for future spacecraft by verifying the orbit's dynamics, while also validating innovative navigation technologies. The NRHO is a gravitationally balanced orbit between the Earth and the Moon, offering stability for long-term missions like Gateway and requiring minimal energy to maintain, making it a perfect staging point for lunar and deeper space missions.
Lunar missions have historically required decades of planning, hundreds of millions of dollars in funding, and have been carried out by large spacecraft that require launch on huge rockets. By contrast, the CAPSTONE mission will lift-off less than two years since the project's inception, and at a launch cost of less than $10 million. The launch is supported by the Launch Services Program at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The mission development is funded by the agency's Space Technology Mission Directorate and managed by the Small Spacecraft Technology Program at NASA's Ames Research Center in California's Silicon Valley.
"The idea of a dedicated small satellite launch to the Moon was fantasy until Electron and Photon. With CAPSTONE we're demonstrating that lunar and interplanetary missions can be fast, cost-effective, and highly tailored," said Peter Beck, Rocket Lab founder and CEO. "Providing launch, in-space transportation, and satellite buses as a single, integrated mission solution was an ambitious program, but one we're proud to have brought to market. Electron and Photon have unlocked the door for small satellite missions beyond low Earth orbit, enabling an exciting future for easier and cheaper scientific research missions to other planets, asteroids, moons, and more."

Цитата: Salo от 29.10.2020 00:50:37NET December  15-26 (09:00-10:59) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 17th  mission "The Owl's Night Begins" : StriX-α

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg) Rocket Lab @RocketLab 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1338577276691083264)

Welcome to launch day! Crews are moving into position at LC-1 in preparation for #TheOwlsNightBegins (https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheOwlsNightBegins?src=hashtag_click), a dedicated mission for Synspective. Let's go to space again!

Target lift-off time:

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg) 10:09 UTC

Цитата: Salo от 29.10.2020 00:50:37 NET December    12   15-26 (09:00-10:59) - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 17th  mission "The Owl's Night Begins" : StriX-α

Цитировать12/15/2020 13:01 Stephen Clark

The final pre-flight poll of Rocket Lab's launch team resulted in a unanimous "go" to proceed with the countdown. Liftoff of Rocket Lab's two-stage Electron rocket is set for 5:09:27 a.m. EST (1009:27 GMT; 11:09:27 p.m. New Zealand time).

Цитата: undefinedDetails about Rocket Lab's 18th Electron launch will be announced shortly, with the next mission scheduled to take place from Launch Complex 1 early in the new year.

Цитата: Salo от 29.10.2020 00:50:37Early - Electron - LC-1B - TBD

ЦитироватьLong Beach, California. January 5, 2021 – Rocket Lab, the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has today announced its first Electron launch of the new year will be a dedicated mission for European space technology company OHB Group.

This dedicated mission, named 'Another One Leaves the Crust,' is scheduled for lift-off during a 10-day launch window opening on January 16th NZT/UTC. Encapsulated inside Electron's fairing will be a single communication microsatellite that will enable specific frequencies to support future services from orbit...
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'Another One Leaves the Crust' is the first mission in a packed launch manifest for 2021, which includes multiple dedicated and rideshare small satellite missions for both government and commercial customers. This year will also see Rocket Lab launch a Photon mission to the Moon in support of NASA's CAPSTONE program, and also launch the first missions from Rocket Lab's two additional launch pads – Launch Complex 2 in Wallops, Virginia, and the new Pad B at Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.

ЦитироватьNext Mission: Another One Leaves The Crust

Mission Name     Another One Leaves The Crust
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Electron
Launch Window    Launch window opens January 16th UTC/NZT
Launch Time    20:38 NZT / 07:38 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

This dedicated mission, named 'Another One Leaves the Crust,' is scheduled to take place during a 10-day launch window opening on January 16th NZT.

Launch timing:

NZT: 20:38 - 20:45 (16 - 25 Jan)

UTC: 07:38 - 07:45 (16 - 25 Jan)

EST: 02:38 - 02:45 (16 - 25 Jan)

PST: 23:38 - 23:45 (15 - 24 Jan)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg)
Rocket Lab @RocketLab

We are standing down from today's mission to review sensor data. Fortunately we have a 10-day window for this mission, so we have plenty of backup opportunities in the days to come. Stay tuned for a new target launch date soon.

ЦитироватьLaunch Window: No Earlier Than 18 Jan NZT/UTC
Launch Time:Launch Window: 20:30 - 20:50 NZT / 07:30 - 20:50 UTC

ЦитироватьLaunch Window:No Earlier Than 20 Jan NZT/UTC
Launch Time:Launch Window: 19:45 - 21:15 NZT / 06:45 - 08:15 UTC

Цитата: undefined(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67856.jpg)
Rocket Lab @RocketLab

We have lift-off! #AnotherOneLeavesTheCrust (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnotherOneLeavesTheCrust?src=hashtag_click)

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9:27 AM · 20 янв. 2021 г. (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1351793533166911489)·Twitter Web App (https://help.twitter.com/using-twitter/how-to-tweet#source-labels)

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Introducing our next mission, featuring:

✅Commercial satellites across 4 constellations
✅Govt R&D satellites
✅A Photon risk reduction demo to prepare for our upcoming Moon mission

#TheyGoUpSoFast
Launching in March. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2N8APO0

Цитата: zandr от 27.02.2021 17:29:17https://www.ga.com/general-atomics-partners-with-rocket-lab-to-launch-argos-4-advanced-data-collection-system

Цитата: undefinedSAN DIEGO, 24 FEB 2021 - General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has signed a contract with Rocket Lab to launch the GA-EMS developed Orbital Test Bed (OTB) satellite carrying the Argos-4 Advanced Data Collection System (A-DCS) hosted payload. The contract was awarded to GA-EMS by the United States Space Force's (USSF) Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) under a USSF Hosted Payload Solutions (HoPS) delivery order, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The anticipated launch will occur between late 2021 and early 2022 using Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle...

ЦитироватьNeutron features a reusable first stage designed to land on an ocean platform, enabling a high launch cadence and decreased launch costs for customers.

Launching from 2024

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
This Electron will deploy our 100th customer satellite to orbit later this month. It's a privilege to open access to space for small satellites.

Цитата: Salo от 07.01.2021 05:08:03 February   Mid-  Late March - Electron/Photon Pathstone - LC-1 (NZ) - 19th mission "They Go Up So Fast": BlackSky Global-9, Centauri 3, Gunsmoke-J 1 (Jacob's Ladder 1), M2, Myriota 7, Veery Hatchling

ЦитироватьSatellite ID# Veery-RL1
Flight version v0.1
Launch date March 23, 2021
Iterations 22

ЦитироватьMission Name  They Go Up So Fast
Rocket                Electron
Launch Window  No Earlier than 23 March NZT / 22 March UTC
Launch Time    No earlier than 11:20 am NZT / 22:20 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

MISSION OVERVIEW
Rocket Lab's 19th Electron mission will deploy a range of satellites for commercial and government satellite operators, as well as place a next-generation Rocket Lab Photon spacecraft in orbit to build spacecraft heritage ahead of Rocket Lab's mission to the Moon for NASA later this year.

 Seven satellites feature on the mission manifest, including:
- An Earth-observation satellite for BlackSky via launch services provider Spaceflight Inc.;
- Two Internet-Of-Things (IoT) nanosatellites for companies Fleet Space and Myriota, procured by Tyvak;
- A technology demonstration satellite for the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Canberra Space;
- a weather satellite pathfinder technology demonstration from Care Weather technologies;
- A technology demonstrator for the U.S. Army's Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) through launch integration and program management services provider, TriSept.
The final payload on this mission is Rocket Lab's in-house designed and built Photon Pathstone. The spacecraft will operate on orbit as a risk reduction demonstration to build spacecraft heritage ahead of Rocket Lab's mission to the Moon for NASA later this year, as well as Rocket Lab's private mission to Venus in 2023. Photon Pathstone will demonstrate power management, thermal control, and attitude control subsystems, as well as newly-integrated technologies including deep-space radio capability, an upgraded RCS (reaction control system) for precision pointing in space, and sun sensors and star trackers. Pathstone is the second Photon spacecraft to be deployed to orbit, following the launch of Photon First Light in August 2020./quote]

ЦитироватьLong Beach, California. 25 March 2021 – Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch and space systems, has today announced it will launch multiple missions to low Earth orbit for BlackSky, a leading provider of real-time geospatial intelligence and global monitoring services.
The multi-launch agreement with launch services provider Spaceflight Inc., who will manage the integration and launch services for BlackSky, includes the launch of nine BlackSky satellites across five Electron missions this year. The deal represents the largest number of satellites BlackSky has committed to a single launch provider to date and includes the successful launch of BlackSky's latest spacecraft on Rocket Lab's "They Go Up So Fast" rideshare mission earlier this week. 
Eight of BlackSky's 130 kg class satellites will be launched across four dedicated missions on Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle throughout 2021 in a demonstration of rapidly-acquired  launch services. This responsive launch capability supports the aggressive scaling of BlackSky's satellite constellation to meet the demand for real-time global monitoring and analysis services for public and private organizations. These satellites will join three existing BlackSky satellites launched by Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle across 2019 and on the most recent mission this week. The agreement also includes options for an additional two dedicated missions on Electron in Q4 2021. 

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Rocket Lab Founder and CEO, Peter Beck, says Electron's dedicated launch service provides the reliability and speed to space that is critical for companies like BlackSky building out their satellite constellations and growing their businesses.
"We're thrilled to be providing dedicated and reliable access to orbit for Spaceflight and its customer BlackSky. Electron puts our customers in control of their launch schedule and orbital deployment parameters, giving them more certainty in crucial business growth phases," said Mr. Beck. "By securing streamlined space access on Electron, BlackSky can focus on what matters most to their mission – providing real-time, actionable data to decision makers on the ground when they need it most."
Brian E. O'Toole, CEO of BlackSky, said: "Rocket Lab simplifies the path to orbit. Dedicated launch on Electron is the key enabler for us to rapidly develop our constellation on our own terms which is hugely important in unlocking more analytic and data-driven opportunities for our customers."

The BlackSky satellites join a busy launch manifest for Rocket Lab in 2021 which includes a scheduled dedicated mission for the U.S. Space Force, a mission to the Moon for NASA, and launches for a range of commercial customers. Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle is the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually since 2019, having deployed more than 100 satellites to space for commercial and government customers across 17 orbital missions. Electron has become a workhorse launch vehicle for the small satellite industry and provides uniquely targeted access to orbit for constellation satellites.   

The launch agreement follows on from a March 1 announcement that Rocket Lab USA, Inc. ("Rocket Lab") and Vector Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: VACQ) ("Vector"), a special purpose acquisition company backed by leading technology investor Vector Capital, have entered into a definitive merger agreement that will result in Rocket Lab becoming a publicly traded company. The transaction is estimated to be completed in Q2 2021 and, at that time, Vector will change its name to Rocket Lab USA, Inc. and the combined company is expected to trade under the Nasdaq ticker symbol RKLB.

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ЦитироватьScheduled for launch in May 2021 from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, the 'Running Out of Toes', mission will be Rocket Lab's 20th Electron launch overall and the second of three planned ocean splashdown recovery missions. The mission will see Electron deploy two Earth-observation satellites for BlackSky's global monitoring constellation. While Electron's second stage delivers the satellites to orbit, Electron's first stage will undertake a series of complex maneuvers designed to enable the stage to survive the extreme heat and forces of atmospheric re-entry on the way back to Earth.

Цитата: undefinedThe project, based in Finland, is called the WISA WOODSAT, and it has taken a bit of an indirect route to orbit. The design is based on a CubeSat format called Kitsat, which is intended for student projects. If the goal is simply to expose students to what it takes to make a compact satellite (the design is a 10 cm/side cube), the satellite can be built using cheap, easy-to-obtain hardware. But it can also be made using space-rated materials and sent to orbit.
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Plans are to place the satellite in a polar orbit using a Rocketlab launch vehicle. The hope is to send it to space before the year is over.

ЦитироватьNext Mission: Running Out Of Toes

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/210014.png) Mission Name Running Out Of Toes
Rocket Electron
Electron Name Running Out Of Toes
Launch Window Mid-May 2021
Launch Time TBC
Launch Site Launch Complex 1

Цитата: undefinedMission Name    Running Out Of Toes
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Running Out Of Toes

Launch Window    No earlier than 15 May 2021
Launch Time    10:00 - 12:05 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

Цитировать15 мая в 14:11 по киевскому времени с новозеландской стартовой площадки (https://www.liga.net/images/general/2021/05/15/20210515110350-5531.jpg) запустили ракету Electron компании Rocket Lab. Отработавшую первую ступень планировали вернуть на Землю целой – так, как это давно делает SpaceX (https://file.liga.net/companies/spacex), но по-другому: ее должны были спустить в океан на парашюте, а затем выловить и погрузить на борт судна ORCA (https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1393385990182477824). Однако миссия закончилась неудачей.
Через 2 минуты 33 секунды (https://www.liga.net/images/general/2021/05/15/20210515110343-7202.jpg) после старта на высоте около 80 км первая и вторая ступени Electron разделились. На этой стадии начались проблемы.
Насколько можно судить по видео, двигатель второй ступени заработал, но тут же погас. Вскоре после этого оператор сообщил о потере телеметрии. Спустя несколько минут компания прервала трансляцию из центра управления полетом.

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/207185.jpg)
Что с первой ступенью, пока неясно.
Смотрите видео: "Смотреть со звуком". Разделение ступеней Еlectron в полете (https://news.liga.net/world/video/smotret-so-zvukom-razdelenie-stupeney-kosmicheskoy-rakety-electron-v-polete-video)
По задумке, система управления должна была переориентировать первую ступень на 180°и разместить ее под идеальным углом для повторного входа в атмосферу, чтобы выдержать пиковую температуру в 2400°С и нагрузки на скорости, в восемь раз превышающей скорость звука. На 7 минуте 20 секунде после старта на падающую ступень ожидалась максимальная динамическая нагрузка.
Через 16 секунд после этого (и снижения до скорости <2 Мах) ее должен был начать замедлять вытяжной парашют. На 8 минуте 44 секунде планировалось раскрытие основного парашюта для контролируемого приводнения в определенную точку в Тихом океане – на 12 минуте 16 секунде после старта.

Вся миссия была рассчитана на 55 минут 33 секунды (https://www.liga.net/images/general/2021/05/15/20210515110351-6791.jpg). Спутники должны были вывести на круговую солнечно-синхронную орбиту высотой 420 км с наклонением 50°.
Это был юбилейный 20-й запуск частной американо-новозеландской компании, основанной Питером Беком (https://twitter.com/peter_j_beck). Прошлой осенью в миссии Return Тo Sender ступень Electron уже вернули (https://news.liga.net/world/video/ne-tolko-spacex-stupen-rakety-electron-vpervye-vernuli-posle-zapuska-v-kosmos-video) подобным образом из космоса. На этот раз инженеры надеялись осуществить процедуру еще более гладко, с учетом полученной тогда информации.

На полуострове Махия (https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B015'41.8) в момент старта был поздний вечер.

Цитата: undefinedLong Beach, California. June 15, 2021. Rocket Lab, a global leader in dedicated launch and space systems, has been awarded a contract to design two Photon spacecraft for a scientific mission to Mars.

The Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) mission, led by Rob Lillis at the University of California, Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory, is a twin-spacecraft science mission that will orbit two spacecraft around Mars to understand the structure, composition, variability, and dynamics of Mars' unique hybrid magnetosphere. The mission will leverage its unique dual viewpoint on the Mars environment to explore how the solar wind strips atmosphere away from Mars to better understand how its climate has changed over time.

ESCAPADE is being developed under NASA's Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program in the Science Mission Directorate (SMD). The two spacecraft are planned for launch in 2024 to Mars ridesharing aboard a NASA-provided commercial launch vehicle.

Following an 11-month interplanetary cruise, the two Photons (named Blue and Gold) will insert themselves into elliptical orbits around Mars and conduct a 1-year primary science mission. ESCAPADE's Photons will use the flight-proven Curie propulsion system to perform Mars orbit insertion and will be equipped with other subsystems that enable planetary science, including star trackers and reaction wheels for precision pointing from Rocket Lab's Sinclair Interplanetary team, as well as ranging transceivers for deep space navigation.

Цитата: Salo от 15.06.2021 17:20:36Два космических корабля планируется запустить в 2024 году на Марс на борту коммерческой ракеты-носителя, предоставленной НАСА.

Цитата: cross-track от 15.06.2021 18:05:05

Цитата: Salo от 15.06.2021 17:20:36Два космических корабля планируется запустить в 2024 году на Марс на борту коммерческой ракеты-носителя, предоставленной НАСА.

Это про использование какой "коммерческой ракеты-носителя, предоставленной НАСА" идет речь?

Цитата: Sam Grey от 15.06.2021 20:05:06

Цитата: cross-track от 15.06.2021 18:05:05

Цитата: Salo от 15.06.2021 17:20:36Два космических корабля планируется запустить в 2024 году на Марс на борту коммерческой ракеты-носителя, предоставленной НАСА.

Это про использование какой "коммерческой ракеты-носителя, предоставленной НАСА" идет речь?

Да хоть Старшип.

Цитата: undefined27.07.2021 (okno startowe 04:00-08:30) z wyrzutni LC1 w Onenui Station wystrzelona zostanie RN Electron/Curie (http://lk.astronautilus.pl/rakiety/electron.jpg), która wyniesie na orbitę satelitę ?.

Цитата: undefinedNext Mission: It's A Little Chile Up Here

Mission Name
    It's A Little Chile Up Here
Rocket
    Electron
Electron Name
    It's A Little Chile Up Here

Launch Window
    NET 29 July 2021
Launch Time
    06:00 - 08:00 UTC
Launch Site
    Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьIt's a Little Chile Up Here
Launch Time
Thu Jul 29, 2021 06:00 UTC

Mission Details
STP-27RM
An experimental spacecraft for the U.S. Air Force's Space Test Program.

Location
Rocket Lab LC-1A, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

Цитата: undefinedМосква. 29 июля. INTERFAX.RU - Американская аэрокосмическая компания Rocket Lab вывела на орбиту Земли спутник для нужд министерства обороны США с помощью ракеты-носителя Electron, следует из трансляции компании.

Ракета была запущена в 9:00 по Москве с космодрома Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, расположенного на полуострове Махия в Новой Зеландии. Спутник был выведен на орбиту в 9:53.

Этот запуск стал 21-м для Electron и вторым в рамках программы космических испытаний Минобороны США. Предполагается, что спутник будет использоваться для разведывательных и наблюдательных целей. Аналогичный спутник был запущен в мае 2019 года.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab to Launch NASA Funded Commercial Moon Mission from New Zealand
The CAPSTONE mission will be Rocket Lab's first launch to the Moon
Long Beach, California. August 6, 2021 - Rocket Lab, the leading launch and space systems company, today announced it will launch the CAPSTONE mission to the Moon from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand from Q4 2021. It will be Rocket Lab's first launch to the Moon. CAPSTONE (the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) aids NASA's Artemis (https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/) program, which includes landing the first woman and the first person of color on the Moon and establishing a long-term presence there.

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Launching on an Electron launch vehicle and deploying from Rocket Lab's Photon spacecraft platform, CAPSTONE is a 55-pound satellite created by Advanced Space that will serve as the first spacecraft to test a unique, elliptical lunar orbit. As a precursor for Gateway and other Artemis elements, an international and commercial Moon-orbiting outpost that is part of NASA's Artemis program, CAPSTONE will help reduce risk for future spacecraft by validating innovative navigation technologies and verifying the dynamics of this halo-shaped orbit.
The mission is the first time Rocket Lab will use its Photon spacecraft platform as a trans-lunar injection stage to place a satellite on a trajectory that will take it beyond Earth orbit to the Moon. After lifting off on Electron to an initial elliptical low Earth orbit, Photon will separate and use its 3D printed HyperCurie engine to provide in-space propulsion to allow CAPSTONE to break free of Earth's gravity and set a course for the Moon. After deploying the CAPSTONE satellite, Photon will continue on its own trajectory to conduct a lunar fly-by, while CAPSTONE will use its own propulsion system to enter a cislunar orbit.
Following a three-to-four-month trip to the Moon, the CAPSTONE CubeSat will enter a near rectilinear halo orbit (NRHO), which is a highly elliptical orbit over the Moon's poles. During its six-month primary mission in orbit around the Moon, CAPSTONE will validate the propulsion requirements for maintaining this type of orbit as predicted by models, reducing logistical uncertainties for future missions. It will also test the accuracy of innovative spacecraft-to-spacecraft navigation solutions as well as demonstrate capabilities for commercial support of future lunar missions. The NRHO provides the advantage of an unobstructed view of Earth in addition to coverage of the lunar South Pole.

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Originally slated for lift-off from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 2 in Virginia, the CAPSTONE mission will now take place from Launch Complex 1 to support a Q4 launch window....

Цитата: undefinedRocket Lab to Launch Three Back-To-Back Missions for BlackSky from late August

The next Electron rocket on the pad is the first of three dedicated missions for BlackSky scheduled for lift-off from late August through September.

Long Beach, California. August 10, 2021 – Rocket Lab, a leading launch provider and space systems company, has today announced its next mission is part of a rapid launch schedule of three dedicated Electron missions for global monitoring provider BlackSky.

Scheduled to lift-off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula in late August, the 'Love At First Insight' mission will be Rocket Lab's 22nd Electron launch overall and fifth mission of 2021. 'Love At First Insight' is the first in a rapid succession of scheduled Electron launches between late August through September that represent the company's fastest launch turnarounds to date.

The 'Love At First Insight' mission is the latest in a multi-launch agreement signed earlier this year for BlackSky between Rocket Lab and Spaceflight Inc., which is providing integration and mission management services for BlackSky. This mission will deploy the eighth and ninth satellites of BlackSky's planned constellation as part of that rapid-launch agreement, with another four Gen-2 smallsats across the two additional Electron dedicated missions to follow.

Electron will deploy two of BlackSky's high-resolution, multi-spectral, Gen-2 satellites to low Earth orbit, expanding BlackSky's network in space and offering of real-time geospatial intelligence and monitoring services. BlackSky combines high-resolution images captured by its constellation of microsatellites with its proprietary artificial intelligence software to deliver analytics and insights to industries including transportation, infrastructure, land use, defense, supply chain management, and humanitarian aid.

"Dedicated launch on Electron means a bespoke service for satellite operators who want control over their schedule and orbital parameters," says Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck. "Rapid launch with these three back-to-back missions enables BlackSky to fast-track their plans for a constellation that meets the hunger for real-time data produced by multiple images within 24 hours, rather than one image at the same time each day."

"We've been partnering strongly with Rocket Lab over the past several months to gain high confidence in a launch campaign that will increase the capacity of our space network," said Brian E. O'Toole, CEO of BlackSky. "This cadence of rapid launches demonstrates the accelerated pace at which we are able to expand our constellation and reinforces our commitment to delivering real-time data and intelligence."

The 'Love At First Insight' launch is set to bring the total number of satellites launched by Rocket Lab to 107, joining a collection of successfully deployed satellites from various sectors including Earth-observation, Internet of Things, weather and climate monitoring, academia and scientific research, civil government, defense, and more. Information about the 'Love At First Insight' launch window will be made available in the coming days.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab to Launch Finnish Satellite Developing Next-Generation Space Junk Removal Technologies

Long Beach, California. August 16, 2021 – Rocket Lab, a leading launch provider and space systems company, has today announced it will launch a satellite to test space junk removal technologies for Aurora Propulsion Technologies, a Finnish company dedicated to the sustainable use of space.

Lifting-off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula as part of a rideshare mission scheduled in Q4, 2021, Electron will deploy AuroraSat-1 to low Earth orbit in a demonstration of the company's proprietary propulsion devices and plasma brakes that provide efficient propulsion and deorbiting capabilities for small satellites. The CubeSat will validate the water-based propellant and mobility control of its Resistojets that can assist CubeSats with detumbling capabilities and propulsion-based attitude control. AuroraSat-1 will also test its deployable Plasma Brakes which combine a micro-tether with charged particles in space, or ionospheric plasma, to generate significant amounts of drag to deorbit the spacecraft safely at the end of its life.

The recently-signed launch agreement provides Aurora with an accelerated on-ramp to space at a critical phase in the company's growth and technology development. Originally manifested to launch on a different rocket and orbital transfer vehicle, this rapid and streamlined space access, combined with the ability of Electron's Kick Stage to precisely deliver payloads to their unique orbits, were decisive factors in Aurora selecting Rocket Lab as the launch provider for their mission.

"Speed to space is crucial in the development of next generation technologies like Aurora's, made possible by the dedicated team behind Electron that delivers rapid and responsive launch for satellite operators who want to move quickly," said Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Peter Beck. "We're delighted to be working with Aurora to enable new and innovative systems with the safe and sustainable use of space in mind."

Aurora CEO, Roope Takala said: "After earlier launch plans fell through, we greatly value Rocket Lab's ability to offer a launch in a flight window starting just three months from our originally planned launch date. The quick response Rocket Lab offered allows us to space prove our technologies this year and keep on track with our development plans."

The AuroraSat-1 launch agreement follows a collection of other announced satellites flying onboard Electron including the first ever wooden satellite, WISA Woodsat, developed by Finnish company Arctic Astronautics. The mission is expected to follow on from three back-to-back Electron launches in August and September for BlackSky Global, and the CAPSTONE mission to the Moon in support of NASA's Artemis program.

Цитата: undefinedIt will be launched into its  300 and 370 miles (500 and 600 kilometers) polar orbit on Rocket Lab's Electron rocket in November of this year.

Цитата: undefinedLong Beach, California. August 18, 2021 – Rocket Lab, a leading launch provider and space systems company, today announced it has signed a rideshare agreement with Scottish / American PocketQube satellite manufacturer, Alba Orbital, to launch a cluster of small satellites designed to demonstrate innovative radio and night-time Earth observation technologies.

The four pico-satellites in Alba Orbital's cluster will fly as part of a rideshare mission on Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle, lifting-off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula in Q4, 2021. The cluster includes Alba Orbital's own Unicorn-2 PocketQube satellites, as well as the TRSI-2, TRSI-3, and MyRadar-1 satellites for Alba Orbital's customers. Each small satellite carries a unique sensor designed to demonstrate innovative technologies on orbit.

Unicorn-2 will be carrying an optical night-time imaging payload designed to monitor light pollution across the globe. Night-time satellite imagery, otherwise known as 'Night Lights' data, provides crucial insights into human activities. This data enables a host of applications such as tracking urbanization and socioeconomic dynamics, evaluating conflict and disasters, investigating fisheries, assessing greenhouse gas emissions and energy use, and analyzing light pollution and health effects.

All four PocketQubes will be deployed to a circular orbit by Electron's Kick Stage, a nimble spacecraft that provides in-space propulsion and maneuvering capability to ensure each satellite is deployed to a precise and unique orbit defined by the customer. 

"We're delighted to be Alba Orbital's mission partner once again," said Rocket Lab Founder and Chief Executive, Peter Beck. "The Alba Orbital team have proven that incredibly small satellites can be highly capable and deliver tangible insights and services back down to Earth at a fraction of traditional satellite costs. Making it faster, easier and more affordable to access space is a mission we share, so we're excited to make it possible with Electron."

"It's a pleasure to be working with Rocket Lab again on this exciting mission,'' said Tom Walkinshaw, CEO and Founder of Alba Orbital. "We successfully flew six satellites on board Rocket Lab's 'Running Out of Fingers' flight in 2019, and we are thrilled to launch the first of our imaging constellation dedicated to imaging the Earth at night on board the Electron rocket. From day one, Alba Orbital's mission has always been to democratize access to space, and Rocket Lab has demonstrated that they are whole-heartedly committed to the same vision."

The Alba cluster joins this mission alongside AuroraSat-1 from Aurora Propulsion Technologies, a Finnish company dedicated to the sustainable use of space. The mission is one of many scheduled to lift off on Electron from Launch Complex 1 this year, including three back-to-back dedicated launches for BlackSky Global, and the CAPSTONE mission to the Moon in support of NASA's Artemis program.

Цитата: undefinedRocket Lab @RocketLab
Satellite ops have been completed on the next @BlackSky_Inc (https://twitter.com/BlackSky_Inc) payloads! Next up: integration with Electron for back-to-back launches soon.

Цитата: undefinedNext Mission: Love At First Insight

Mission Name    Love At First Insight
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Love At First Insight

Launch Window    September
Launch Time    TBC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Five Electron launches, 25 satellites, 1 entire constellation: we've signed a deal with @KineisIoT to deliver their internet-of-things constellation to space on Electron.
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This deal is the latest bulk buy of Electron missions: this year global monitoring provider BlackSky placed an order for five dedicated Electron missions for nine satellites - the largest number of satellites BlackSky has committed to a single launch provider to date.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/71122.jpg)  Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
Electron will launch the Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) satellite, which has been selected by @JAXA_en (https://twitter.com/JAXA_en) for Phase I of its Commercial Removal of Debris Demonstration Project, one of the world's 1st technology demos of removing large-scale debris from orbit.

Цитата: undefinedA two-week launch window for Rocket Lab's 22^nd Electron launch will open November 11-24, 2021, while the 23^rd Electron mission is targeted for lift-off during a two-week launch window that opens November 27. Both missions are scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.

ЦитироватьХЕЛЬСИНКИ, 15 окт — РИА Новости. Запуск первого в истории деревянного спутника на орбиту Земли (http://ria.ru/location_Zemlja/) отложен из-за проблем с радиочастотами, сообщает в пятницу организатор мероприятия, финское предприятие по деревопереработке UPM.

"Дата запуска WISA Woodsat перенесена с конца 2021 года на первую половину 2022 года из-за необходимости изменения радиооборудования", - говорится в сообщении.

Цитата: undefinedLaunch Window    November 11-24
Launch Time    Launch window opens 04:25 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

Цитата: zandr от 11.11.2021 07:11:47

Цитата: undefinedRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Launch update: We are holding off on launch today out of an abundance of caution due to an out-of-family ground sensor reading and to allow more time to complete helicopter recovery preparations. The next available launch opportunity is no earlier than Nov 16 UTC.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Launch Update: The weather improves later in the week, so we are now targeting 17th November UTC for the launch of #LoveAtFirstInsight

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/71122.jpg)  Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
It's almost launch day for #LoveAtFirstInsight (https://twitter.com/hashtag/LoveAtFirstInsight?src=hashtag_click)
Launch window opens:
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg)UTC | 01:40, Nov 17
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg)PST | 17:40, Nov 16
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg)EST | 20:40, Nov 16
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg)NZT | 14:40, Nov 17

Цитата: undefinedRocket Lab @RocketLab
Strong ground & upper level winds at LC-1 tomorrow are likely to violate launch & helicopter ops criteria, so the #LoveAtFirstInsight launch target is now Thurs 18 Nov.

Launch window opens:
РакетаUTC | 01:20, Nov 18
РакетаPST | 17:20, Nov 17
РакетаEST | 20:20, Nov 17
РакетаNZT | 14:20, Nov 18
9:18 AM · 16 нояб. 2021 г.·Twitter Web App

Цитата: undefinedМосква. 18 ноября. INTERFAX.RU - Ракета Electron, стартовавшая в четверг из Новой Зеландии, успешно вывела на орбиту два спутника дистанционного зондирования Земли (ДЗЗ) американской компании геопространственной разведки BlackSky, сообщила компания-разработчик носителя Rocket Lab.
"Первый и второй спутники BlackSky успешно выведены", - говорится в сообщении.
Мини-спутники ДЗЗ весом около 60 кг вошли в состав орбитальной группировки, которая, по данным BlackSky, к 2022 году должна будет состоять из 16 космических аппаратов. Они позволяют получать оптические изображения с разрешением в 50-90 см с высоты 430 км. С нынешним запуском BlackSky уже располагает на орбите девятью аналогичными спутниками.
Запуск легкой двухступенчатой ракеты с разгонным блоком Kick Stage Curie был осуществлен в 14:38 по новозеландскому времени (в 04:38 мск) со стартовой площадки компании Rocket Lab на полуострове Махия в Новой Зеландии. Через 55 минут полезная нагрузка была выведена на орбиту.

В рамках миссии, получившей название Love At First Insight, первая многоразовая ступень ракеты-носителя Electron примерно через 10 минут после запуска приводнилась в Тихом океане с помощью парашютной системы. Она будет поднята из воды специальным спасательным судном. Для компании Rocket Lab это уже вторая подобная операция. Первая попытка была успешно осуществлена в ноябре прошлого года. В перспективе первую ступень планируется ловить при спуске на парашюте с помощью вертолета.

Цитата: Salo от 11.10.2021 22:34:31NET December - Electron/Kick Stage - LC-1 (NZ) - 24th mission: BlackSky-14 Gen-2, BlackSky-15 Gen-2

Цитата: undefinedэмблемы всех 3х миссий BlackSky
(https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=19591.0;attach=16207;image) (https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=19591.0;attach=16206;image)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/71122.jpg)  Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
It's starting to feel like launch week! Our next mission for @BlackSky_Inc (https://twitter.com/BlackSky_Inc) and @SpaceflightInc (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightInc) is scheduled for lift-off NET 07 December UTC.

A Data With Destiny launch window opens:
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg)UTC | 00:40, Dec 7
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg)NZDT | 13:40, Dec 7
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg)ET | 19:40, Dec 6
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg)PT | 16:40, Dec 6

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
This week we're launching for our friends @blacksky_inc and @spaceflightinc again. Due to weather, we're now targeting Dec 8 UTC for the launch of #ADataWithDestiny

Launch window opens:
UTC | 23:45, Dec 8
NZDT | 12:45, Dec 9
EST | 18:45, Dec 8
PST | 15:45, Dec 8

Цитата: undefinedRocket Lab @RocketLab
We're just a few hours away from lift-off for our 23rd Electron mission, #ADataWithDestiny!

Launch is targeted for no earlier than:
UTC | 00:02
NZDT | 13:02
PST | 16:02
EST | 19:02

Цитата: undefinedMission Name    Without Mission A Beat
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Without Mission A Beat
Launch Window    NET February 4, 2022
Launch Time    NET 05:25 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

Цитата: undefinedMission Name    Without Mission A Beat
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Without Mission A Beat

Launch Window    NET February 14, 2022
Launch Time    NET 00:55 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьLong Beach, California. December 7, 2021 – Rocket Lab USA, Inc. ("Rocket Lab" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: RKLB), a leading launch provider and space systems company, has today announced it has signed a deal with Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective to carry out three dedicated Electron launches.
The first two missions are scheduled for lift-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in 2022, with a third to follow in 2023. Each mission will deploy a single StriX satellite, growing Synspective's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation developed to deliver imagery that can detect millimetre-level changes to the Earth's surface from space, independent of weather conditions on Earth and at any time of the day or night.

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These new missions follow on from Rocket Lab's first launch for Synspective in December 2020. The mission, named 'The Owl's Night Begins', saw Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle deploy the StriX-α satellite – the first spacecraft in Synspective's planned constellation of more than 30 SAR satellites designed to collate data of metropolitan centers on a daily basis to support urban development planning, construction and infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response. During 'The Owl's Night Begins' mission Rocket Lab performed an advanced mid-mission maneuver with its Kick Stage to shield the StriX satellite from the sun to reduce radiation exposure ahead of payload deployment. The Kick Stage will once again perform the maneuver for the new upcoming missions. Flying as a dedicated mission means the StriX satellites will be the only payload on board Electron, giving Synspective control over launch schedule and enabling specific LTANs[1] not achievable when flying as one of many satellites on large rideshare missions.

Rocket Lab founder and Chief Executive, Peter Beck, says: "We're honored the Synspective team has once again chosen Electron to grow their StriX constellation. We recognize the importance of dedicated orbits and custom mission parameters for constellations, and we're delighted to deliver a tailored launch and integration service to the Synspective team once again."

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Synspective founder and CEO, Dr. Motoyuki Arai, says: "It is a great honor to collaborate with Rocket Lab, which is evolving from a rocket venture pioneer to an experienced launch service provider with the successful Strix-α deployment to orbit. We are very grateful for their flexibility in accepting our requests on the satellite's orbit and launch period. Synspective has already begun operating its first satellite and providing solution services, and is now entering a phase of business expansion. StriX-β, the second satellite following StriX-α, will demonstrate Interferometric SAR (InSAR) technology in orbit and deepen satellite-operation know-how, which are strengths in our business expansion. We will accomplish this mission and steadily achieve results to enhance global efficiency and resilience."

ЦитироватьFebruary 09, 2022 06:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
LONG BEACH, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the launch window for a dedicated Electron mission for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective. The 14-day launch window opens February 28th UTC and will lift-off from Rocket Lab's Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand. Originally slated to launch after Rocket Lab's next mission for another customer, Rocket Lab has brought the Synspective mission forward in the manifest to accommodate shifts in customer timelines.
'The Owl's Night Continues' is the first of three dedicated Electron missions for Synspective, with two scheduled to launch in 2022 and a third in 2023. Each mission will deploy a single StriX satellite, growing Synspective's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) constellation developed to deliver imagery that can detect millimetre-level changes to the Earth's surface from space, independent of weather conditions on Earth and at any time of the day or night...

Цитата: undefinedRocket Lab @RocketLab
We're bringing our mission for @Synspective forward!РакетаThe launch window opens 28 February UTC for 'The Owl's Night Continues', one of three dedicated Electron missions to build out Synspective's SAR constellation. Learn more about the mission: https://bwnews.pr/3BaC0kY

Цитата: undefinedRocket Lab @RocketLab
The 'Without Mission a Beat' launch for BlackSky was originally scheduled to launch first in mid-Feb, but to accommodate shifting customer timelines we've swapped the order and BlackSky will now launch after. This kind of flexibility is why we operate our own private launch site!

Цитата: undefinedNext Mission: The Owl's Night Continues

Mission Name  The Owl's Night Continues
Rocket  Electron
Electron Name  The Owl's Night Continues

Launch Window  NET February 27, 2022 UTC
Launch Time  20:35 UTC
Launch Site  Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьTOKYO, 2022, February 22th – Synspective Inc., a SAR satellite data and related solutions provider, announced today that the launch schedule of its second SAR Satellite "StriX-β" had been changed as followed.

Launch Date (New)   February 28th, 2022 (UTC) / March 1st, 2022(JST)
Launch Time      20:35 (UTC) / 5:35 AM (JST)
Launch Window      2 weeks from Feb 27th (UTC）
...

Цитата: undefinedJeff Foust @jeff_foust
Rocket Lab says its upcoming Electron launch, now scheduled for Feb. 28 (GMT), will be the first to use a new, second pad at Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.

Цитата: undefinedbusinesswire.com
Rocket Lab Officially Opens Third Launch Pad, First Mission Scheduled to Launch Within a Week
Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch and space systems, today announced the completion of its

3:51 PM · 23 февр. 2022 г.·Tweetbot for Mac

ЦитироватьLONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced that it has been awarded a subcontract by MDA Ltd (TSX: MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, to lead the design and manufacture of 17 spacecraft buses for Globalstar's new Low Earth Orbit satellites. Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT) is a leading provider of Mobile Satellite Services including customizable satellite IoT solutions for individuals and businesses globally.

Rocket Lab will lead the development of the spacecraft buses, while MDA will act as prime contractor to manufacture Globalstar's satellites, lead the development of the payload, and perform the final satellite assembly, integration, and test. The partnership between Rocket Lab and MDA brings together two of the space industry's most innovative satellite companies. The total initial contract value for Rocket Lab is US$143 million, with options to provide the satellite operations control center, launch dispensers, launch integration, and up to nine additional spacecraft with flexibility in timing to order such spacecraft. The satellites will integrate with and replenish Globalstar's current constellation, ensuring service continuity. Globalstar expects to launch the satellites by the end of 2025.
...

ЦитироватьRocket Lab@RocketLab
Welcome to launch day for "The Owl's Night Continues", a dedicated launch for @Synspective!
Target lift-off:
🚀UTC | 20:37, Feb 28
🚀NZDT | 09:37, Mar 1
🚀JST | 05:37, Mar 1
🚀EST | 15:37, Feb 28
🚀PST | 12:37, Feb 28

ЦитироватьLong Beach, California. March 21, 2021 – Rocket Lab USA, Inc. ("Rocket Lab" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: RKLB (https://investors.rocketlabusa.com/)), a global leader in launch services, space systems and space solar power products, announced today it will launch three demonstration satellites for E-Space (http://www.e-space.com/), to validate the systems and technology for its satellite system.

The satellites are scheduled to fly as part of a rideshare mission on Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle from Launch Complex 1 Pad A on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula expected in the second quarter of 2022.

Цитата: undefinedMission Name    Without Mission A Beat
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Without Mission A Beat

Launch Window    NET 1 April UTC
Launch Time    NET 12:35 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Onward to launch! We completed a successful rehearsal for our next mission with @SpaceflightInc & @BlackSky_Inc. Now targeting April 02 for launch to avoid bad weather.

Window opens:
🚀UTC | 12:10, April 02
🚀NZDT | 01:10, April 03
🚀EDT | 08:10, April 02
🚀PDT | 05:10, April 02

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
The T-0 lift-off time for today's mission has been set! Electron will take to the skies for @spaceflightinc & @BlackSky_Inc  at 12:14 UTC.

Target T-0:
🚀UTC | 12:14, April 02
🚀NZDT | 01:14, April 03
🚀EDT | 08:14, April 02
🚀PDT | 05:14, April 02

ЦитироватьRocket Lab @RocketLab
Loading of liquid oxygen has begun as we get closer to lift-off. Slowly Electron is earning its white stripes as propellant loading on the inside freezes moisture on the outside.
UTC | 12:41, Apr 02
NZDT | 01:41, Apr 03
EDT | 08:41, Apr 02
PDT | 05:41, Apr 02

ЦитироватьSpaceflight Now  @SpaceflightNow
Launch controllers at Rocket Lab have confirmed they are "go" to continue with the countdown for liftoff of an Electron rocket and two BlackSky imaging satellites.

Liftoff is set for exactly:
• 8:41:38am EDT
• 1241:38 GMT
• 1:41:38am New Zealand time

ЦитироватьThere and Back Again
Launch Time
NET Apr 19, 2022
For the first time, Rocket Lab will attempt a mid-air capture of Electron's first stage as it returns from space after launch.

Rocket  Electron/Curie
...
Vehicles  F26 1st Stage  Flight #1
Sikorsky S-92

Mission Details
There and Back Again
Electron will deploy 34 payloads from commercial operators Alba Orbital, Astrix Astronautics, Aurora Propulsion Technologies, E-Space, Unseenlabs, and Swarm Technologies via global launch services provider Spaceflight Inc.
Payloads: 34  Low Earth Orbit

Location
Rocket Lab LC-1A, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

Цитата: Pirat5 от 06.04.2022 14:19:1734 спутника:

Цитата: undefinedBRO-6 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/bro-1.htm)  6U  France  UnseenLabs
AuroraSat-1 (https://aurorapt.fi/aurorasat-1/)  1,5U  Finland  AuroraPT
TRSI-2,-3 (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/trsi-sat.htm)  2sats  1p  Germany  developed by My Radar
MyRadar-1 (https://www.nanosats.eu/sat/myradar-1)  1p  Germany  developed by My Radar
Unicorn-2  3p?  UK?
Copia
E-Space  3sats
SpaceBEE (https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/spacebee-10.htm) 24sats  0,25U  USA

http://lk.astronautilus.pl/plan.htm (http://lk.astronautilus.pl/plan.htm)
какие спутники принадлежат Alba Orbital и Astrix Astronautics - пока не понятно.
и с какого аппарата будут запускаться пикоспутники, - тоже

Цитата: undefinedThe multi-launch contract with HawkEye 360 will see Rocket Lab deliver 15 satellites (five clusters) to low Earth orbit across three Electron missions anticipated between late 2022 and 2024. Rocket Lab will first deploy three HawkEye 360 satellites as part of a rideshare mission, followed by six satellites each on two dedicated Electron launches.

The first HawkEye 360 mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA's Wallops Flight Facility – a dedicated pad for Electron launches developed to support missions from U.S. soil for government and commercial customers. Encouraged by NASA's recent progress in certifying its Autonomous Flight Termination Unit (NAFTU) software, which is required to enable Electron launches from Virginia, Rocket Lab has scheduled the mission from Launch Complex 2 no earlier than December 2022.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/45678.jpg)  Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
Final helicopter capture tests are underway for #ThereAndBackAgain (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThereAndBackAgain?src=hashtag_click), but weather in the recovery zone is unfavorable over the coming days so we're targeting no earlier than April 27 UTC / April 28 NZT for launch. (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125212.svg)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125167.svg)

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
For our first mid-air helicopter capture, we want ideal weather conditions so we can focus on the catch. The forecast is evolving through the week, so we're now targeting no earlier than 28 April UTC (29 April NZST) for the launch of #ThereAndBackAgain.

ЦитироватьThere and Back Again
Launch Time
Fri Apr 29, 2022 22:35 UTC

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/45678.jpg)  Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
After a busy week of capture testing, and while we wait for weather to improve, we're taking an additional day for final helicopter and recovery system optimization ahead of our first mid-air capture attempt. We're now targeting no earlier than 2 May UTC / 3 May NZST for launch

ЦитироватьCAPSTONE Spacecraft Launch Targeted No Earlier Than May 31
NASA, Rocket Lab, and Advanced Space are currently targeting no earlier than May 31, 2022, for the launch of the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment, or CAPSTONE, mission. We will continually evaluate the date for the first target launch attempt within the launch period, which extends to June 22.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/45678.jpg)  Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
Moon Update! To support final launch and Photon readiness checks, we're now targeting no earlier than June 13 UTC for the launch of #CAPSTONE (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAPSTONE?src=hashtag_click)...

Цитата: undefinedNASA Ames @NASAAmes
LAUNCH UPDATE: #CAPSTONE (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAPSTONE?src=hashtag_click) is no longer targeting June 13 for its mission to the Moon. A revised schedule will be provided as soon as possible. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/3tr2uMl (https://t.co/jHqxMdKLm2)

Цитата: undefined25.06.2022 z wyrzutni LC-1B w Onenui wystrzelona zostanie RN Electron/Lunar Photon (http://lk.astronautilus.pl/rakiety/electron.jpg) (pierwszy lot wersji), która wyniesiena orbitę wysokoeliptyczną sondę księżycową CAPSTONE (http://lk.astronautilus.pl/sondy/capstone.htm).

ЦитироватьMission Name: CAPSTONE
Rocket: Electron
Electron Name: Electron
Launch Window: June 25, 2022 UTC
Launch Time: 10:00 UTC
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/45678.jpg)  Rocket Lab  @RocketLab
To allow time for final systems checks, we're now targeting no earlier than June 28 for the launch of CAPSTONE for  @NASA (https://twitter.com/NASA)  &  @AdvancedSpace (https://twitter.com/AdvancedSpace). The trajectory design means the spacecraft will arrive at its lunar orbit on Nov. 13 regardless of launch date between now and July 27 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg)

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Цитата: undefinedMission Name    CAPSTONE
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Electron

Launch Window    June 28, 2022 UTC
Launch Time    09:55 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьНЬЮ-ЙОРК, 28 июня. /ТАСС/. Национальное управление США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA) осуществило во вторник успешный запуск к Луне аппарата Capstone.
Трансляция велась на сайте NASA. Запуск аппарата состоялся по плану в 5:55 по времени восточного побережья США (12.55 мск) с космодрома на полуострове Махия в Новой Зеландии с помощью ракеты-носителя Electron американской компании Rocket Lab.
В соответствии с первоначальным планом Capstone должен был начать свою миссию в период с 31 мая по 22 июня, но она многократно переносилась из-за необходимости проведения дополнительных работ по подготовке к полету.
Аппарат Capstone должен помочь рассчитать орбиту для будущей окололунной станции Gateway. Его масса составляет около 25 кг. NASA полагает, что Capstone долетит до цели за три месяца и проведет на лунной орбите не менее полугода.

ЦитироватьLONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced its next two launches will be responsive space missions for the United States Government's National Reconnaissance Office.

Launching from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on two Electron rockets, Rocket Lab is scheduled to deploy satellites to space for the NRO within only 10 days of each other. NROL-162 ("Wise One Looks Ahead") will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1's Pad A no earlier than July 12, with NROL-199 ("Antipodean Adventure") scheduled to launch from Pad B no earlier than July 22...

Цитата: undefinedMission Name    Wise One Looks Ahead
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Wise One Looks Ahead
Launch Window    NET July 12, 2022
Launch Time    05:00 - 07:00 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1 Pad A

ЦитироватьMission Name   Wise One Looks Ahead
Rocket         Electron
Electron Name  Wise One Looks Ahead
Launch Window  NET July 13, 2022
Launch Time    05:00 - 07:00 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1 Pad A

Цитата: undefinedAntipodean Adventure (NROL-199)
Launch Time
NET Jul 23, 2022

Цитата: undefinedMission Name    Antipodean Adventure
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Electron
Launch Window    TBC
Launch Time    TBC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1 Pad B

Цитата: undefinedNRO @NatReconOfc
LAUNCH UPDATE: They say good things come to those who wait and we have to agree. 🚀

Software updates are complete and we're now targeting no earlier than 1 a.m. EDT / 5 a.m. UTC, August 2 for our #NROL199 mission launch on a @RocketLab
 Electron rocket from New Zealand.

Цитата: undefined4 августа, 10:27
Компания Rocket Lab успешно запустила ракету со спутником для нужд разведки США
Cтарт ракеты-носителя Electron в рамках миссии NROL-199 был осуществлен в Новой Зеландии в 17:00 по местному времени (4 августа в 08:00 мск)

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 4 августа. /ТАСС/. Американская компания Rocket Lab запустила ракету со спутником для нужд Национального управления военно-космической разведки (НУВКР) США. Об этом в четверг объявила Rocket Lab на своей странице в Twitter.
Согласно опубликованному сообщению, старт ракеты-носителя Electron в рамках миссии NROL-199 был осуществлен в Новой Зеландии в 17:00 по местному времени (4 августа в 08:00 мск). Примерно через час после запуска спутник был успешно развернут на орбите.
Деятельность НУВКР, контролирующего разведывательные спутники США, строго засекречена. Параметры и описание разведывательного спутника не раскрываются.
Не приводятся данные и о задачах спутника. Как отметили в Rocket Lab, он будет заниматься "предоставлением важной информации правительственным учреждениям и лицам, принимающим решения по международным вопросам".

Миссия NROL-199 является совместным проектом НУВКР США и Министерства обороны Австралии, которые 13 июля на ракете-носителе Electron осуществили запуск другого спутника - NROL-162.
Electron - двухступенчатая ракета-носитель сверхлегкого класса. Ее высота - 18 м, диаметр - 1,2 м, стартовая масса - 12,55 т. Ракета предназначена для запусков небольших космических аппаратов, в том числе микро- и наноспутников. Она рассчитана в основном на вывод полезного груза до 200 кг на солнечно-синхронную орбиту высотой 500 км, максимальная грузоподъемность - 300 кг (при выводе на низкую опорную орбиту высотой около 200 км).

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Successful wet dress rehearsal at Launch Complex 1 for our 30th Electron! This rocket will launch our next mission for @synspective - our 150th satellite - during a launch window opening Sept 14 UTC
.
'The Owl Spreads Its Wings' launch window opens:
UTC | 20:30, Sept 14
NZST | 08:30, Sept 15
JST | 05:30, Sept 15
EDT | 16:30, Sept 14
PDT | 13:30, Sept 14

ЦитироватьRocket Lab @RocketLab
Due to weather we are now targeting no earlier than Sept 15 UTC for the launch of "The Owl Spreads Its Wings" for @Synspective
, our 30th Electron mission.
🚀UTC | 20:30-20:45
🚀EDT | 16:30-16:45
🚀PDT | 13:30-13:45
🚀JST | 05:30-05:45 (Sept 16)
🚀NZT | 08:30-08:45 (Sept 16)

ЦитироватьElectron launches "The Owl Spreads Its Wings" (StriX-1)
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220832.jpg)  SciNews (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjU6ZwoTQtKWfz1urL7XcbA)
Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle launched the "The Owl Spreads Its Wings" mission, to deliver the StriX-1 satellite to low Earth orbit, from Launch Complex 1, Pad B, on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 15 September 2022, at 20:38 UTC (16 September, at 08:38 NZT). The mission is Rocket Lab's 30th Electron launch overall. StriX-1 is Synspective's first commercial satellite for its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation to deliver imagery that can detect millimeter-level changes to the Earth's surface from space, independent of weather conditions on Earth and at any time of the day or night.
Credit: Rocket Lab

Цитата: gongora1631-EX-ST-2022 (https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=118696&RequestTimeout=1000)

ЦитироватьRocket Lab USA, Incs Electron Launch Vehicle delivers small satellites into low earth orbit. The application is intended to authorize radio frequency communications for a single launch of the Electron launch vehicle as described in the explanatory narrative attached. The launch will deliver the cubesats Capella-9 and Capella-10 into LEO.

ЦитироватьThis document provides context, confirmations, and technical details in support of the
Application for New Special Temporary Authority by Rocket Lab USA, Inc. to receive
authorization of launch vehicle communications for its planned Electron Launch Vehicle
(Electron) launch from the Wallops Island Flight Facility in Accomack, Virginia, January 10,
2023.

Цитата: gongora от 20.09.2022 06:24:40SAT-MOD-20220919-00111 (https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/ib/forms/reports/swr031b.hts?q_set=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number/%3D/SATMOD2022091900111&prepare=&column=V_SITE_ANTENNA_FREQ.file_numberC/File+Number)

ЦитироватьLaunch: Capella 9 & 10 are currently planned to be launched on a Rocket Lab rocket, no earlier than January 10, 2023.

ЦитироватьMission Name  It Argos Up From Here
Rocket                Electron
Electron Name        It Argos Up From Here
Launch Window        6 October 2022
Launch Time           NET 17:00 UTC
Launch Site           Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьRocket Lab @RocketLab
L-2 days until 'It Argos Up From Here'!

Lifting off from Launch Complex 1, this dedicated mission for @GeneralAtomics
 is scheduled for no earlier than:
🚀 UTC: 7 Oct, 17:00
🚀 NZDT: 8 Oct, 06:00
🚀 EDT: 7 Oct, 13:00
🚀 PDT: 7 Oct, 10:00

ЦитироватьWilliam Harwood  @cbs_spacenews
Electron/31: Rocketlab is counting down to launch of its 31st Electron fom the company's Mahia, New Zealand launch complex; liftoff from pad B is targeted for 1:09:21pm EDT (1709 UTC)

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Electron is at LC-2, so now the fun begins. In the next few weeks we'll work through a wet dress rehearsal, as well as payload integration with @hawkeye360's spacecraft. Then it's off to orbit in December for this rocket

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Catch Me If You Can Launch window opens:
NZDT (Nov 05) | 06:15
UTC (Nov 04) | 17:15
ET (Nov 04) | 13:15
MT (Nov 04) | 11:15
PT (Nov 04) | 10:15
CET (Nov 04) | 19:15

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ЦитироватьSpaceflight Now  @SpaceflightNow
T-minus 10 minutes. Rocket Lab's launch control team is "go" for the terminal countdown and liftoff of an Electron rocket from New Zealand at 1:27:14pm EDT (1727:14 GMT).

ЦитироватьМосква. 4 ноября. INTERFAX.RU - Американская ракета Electron в пятницу вывела на орбиту мини-спутник MATS шведского Национального космического агентства, который предназначен для изучения верхних слоев атмосферы и их влияния на климат Земли, сообщила компания-разработчик носителя Rocket Lab.
Ранее планировалось, что этот космический аппарат текущем году будет запущен на орбиту российской ракетой "Союз-2.1б", однако Швеция отказалась от этого после начала специальной военной операции на Украине.
Запуск легкой двухступенчатой ракеты с разгонным блоком Kick Stage был осуществлен со стартовой площадки компании Rocket Lab на полуострове Махия в Новой Зеландии в субботу в 06:27 по местному времени (в пятницу в 20:27 мск).
Спутник массой всего 50 кг выведен на солнечно-синхронную орбиту высотой 585 км.

В рамках миссии, получившей название Catch Me If You Can ("Поймай меня, если сможешь"), была предпринята очередная неудачная попытка перехвата вертолетом спускавшейся на парашютах первой ступени ракеты-носителя Electron для ее доставки на сушу и повторного использования. Ступень упала в Тихий океан и будет поднята из воды спасательным судном. Захват ступени в воздухе позволяет избежать проблем с проникновением в нее соленой воды.
Во время первой попытки 2 мая крюк, свисавший с вертолета, зацепил парашют ступени, но экипаж вынужден был отпустить ее из-за неожиданно высокой нагрузки, отличной от той, которая испытывалась при тестировании. Ступень упала в Тихий океан и затем была поднята спасательным кораблем.
Ракета Electron совершила свой первый полет 25 мая 2017 года. Нынешняя миссия стала 32-м полетом ракеты, три из которых были неудачными.
С учетом нынешнего запуска Rocket Lab уже вывела на орбиту 152 аппарата.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
The contract builds on our existing relationship with @MDA_space and @Globalstar established in Feb 2022 when we were awarded a $143 million contract to design and manufacture 17 spacecraft buses for Globalstar's new LEO satellites.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Mark your calendars, Electron has a date with Launch Complex 2!
The window for our 1st mission from U.S. soil opens Dec 7 ET. We're excited to launch for @hawkeye360  and bring a new launch capability to the Eastern Shore. Read more: https://bwnews.pr/3fS4idP

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ЦитироватьMission Name    Virginia is for Launch Lovers
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Electron

Launch Window    No earlier than 7 December ET
Launch Time    TBC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 2

ЦитироватьLaunch Time: 18:00 - 20:00

ЦитироватьThe launch team then conducted a full launch countdown, ending before the final step of engine ignition of Electron's Rutherford engines. Electron was then detanked of fuel and returned to Rocket Lab's Integration and Control Facility (ICF) at the Wallops Research Park to await launch during a window that extends from December 7 – 20.

ЦитироватьNASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to provide the launch service for the agency's Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats (TROPICS) mission, as part of the agency's Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) launch services contract.
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The TROPICS mission consists of four CubeSats intended for two low-Earth orbital planes and is part of NASA's Earth System Science Pathfinder Program. Rocket Lab will launch the TROPICS satellites into their operational orbits during a 60-day period (first insertion to final insertion). These two dedicated Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) licensed launches, each on an Electron Rocket are targeted to launch no earlier than May 1, 2023, enabling NASA to provide observations during the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1...

ЦитироватьThat will be followed by a second Electron launch from LC-2 in January. Peter Beck, chief executive of Rocket Lab, said that second launch would be for an "undisclosed commercial constellation customer." One possibility is Capella Space, a company that operates a growing constellation of synthetic aperture radar imaging satellites. A Federal Communications Commission application in September sought a license for telemetry for an Electron launch of the Capella-9 and -10 satellites on an Electron from LC-2 between December 2022 and June 2023.
"We're looking at what we think will be a pretty impressive growth year on Electron launch cadence" in 2023, said Adam Spice, Rocket Lab's chief financial officer, during the earnings call. He projected "around 14" Electron launches in 2023. The upcoming inaugural LC-2 launch will be Rocket Lab's tenth and final Electron launch of 2022.
Of those 14 launches, four to six will take place from LC-2. They will take place "pretty sporadically" through the year, Beck said, perhaps moving into a more regular cadence late in the year as the company and the launch range get used to Electron launches there.

ЦитироватьMission Name: Virginia is for Launch Lovers
Rocket:  Electron
Electron Name:  Electron
Launch Window:  No earlier than 9 December ET
Launch Time:  18:00 - 20:00
Launch Site:  Launch Complex 2

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Launch update
Due to an incoming weather front bringing strong upper-level winds and unsettled conditions through the weekend, we are now targeting no earlier than Tues December 13 for our inaugural mission from Launch Complex 2 for @hawkeye360.

ЦитироватьNASA Wallops  @NASA_Wallops
Launch update  The launch of @RocketLab's Electron rocket from Wallops is now scheduled no earlier than Dec. 15 due to range/airspace availability. NASA continues to work with the FAA in scheduling the airspace and providing final required safety documentation prior to launch.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
New Launch Date! December 16
We're ready on the pad at LC-2 with Electron and @hawkeye360, but with unfavorable weather on the way, plus NASA and FAA working to close out final documentation, we are now targeting no earlier than Dec 16th for launch. Stay tuned for updates!

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Electron is on the pad and ready to fly, but with NASA & the FAA working to close out final documentation required for launch, we're now targeting no earlier than Sunday December 18 for our first mission from Wallops. Stay tuned for updates!

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Well, the team put up a good fight but unfortunately those upper-level winds got the better of us today and we're standing down from launch. We have a back-up opportunity tomorrow, Dec 19, so we'll see you back here soon for the next attempt.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Continued strong upper-level winds tomorrow have ruled out the final day of the launch window for our 1st mission from
@NASA_Wallops. A new window is now scheduled to open in Jan for the Virginia is for Launch Lovers mission. Team and rocket are ready, so stay tuned for updates!

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
New year, new launch attempt! Our launch team at @NASA_Wallops is gearing up for the "Virginia is for Launch Lovers" mission later this month.
Stay tuned for the launch window

Цитата: Salo от 09.01.2023 21:49:36https://twitter.com/SpaceTfrs/status/1612457692454346754

ЦитироватьSpace TFRs @SpaceTfrs
Wallops Island, VA (MARS) temporary restriction:
From January 22, 2023 at 2230 UTC to To January 23, 2023 at 0200 UTC
Altitude: From the surface to space https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_3_2186.html

ЦитироватьWALLOPS ISLAND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab"), a leading launch and space systems company, has today announced the launch window for its first Electron mission from U.S. soil is scheduled to open on January 23, 2023 with back-up dates extending through early February. The daily launch opportunity runs from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm EST (23:00 – 1:00 UTC)...

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Weather conditions have deteriorated at Wallops with rain and strong winds at LC-2, so we're now targeting Tuesday Jan 24th for our first Electron mission from Virginia.

Launch window opens:
UTC | 23:00
ET | 18:00
PT | 15:00
NZDT | 12:00 Jan 25th

ЦитироватьWilliam Harwood @cbs_spacenews
Electron/HawkEye360: LIFTOFF! At 6:00:00pm EST (2300 UTC)

ЦитироватьLONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced it is preparing to launch two dedicated missions in March from the Company's launch sites in the United States and New Zealand - within days of each other.

One Electron rocket is ready and in position at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand to deploy satellites for Spaceflight Inc. customer BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY), a real-time geospatial intelligence company. Meanwhile, a second rocket is simultaneously undergoing final launch preparations at Launch Complex 2 in Virginia to deploy satellites for American space tech company Capella Space, the world's leading provider of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery.

Both launches are scheduled to take place in March with the launch windows to be finalized based on individual customer and range requirements; however, both missions are expected to launch within days of each other. Capella Space's two satellites have been integrated to Electron at Launch Complex 2 and are ready for launch, while BlackSky's two satellites are undergoing final check outs before integration to Electron at Launch Complex 1. Rocket Lab has also completed a Wet Dress Rehearsal at Launch Complex 2 and the mission is now awaiting range clearances from NASA and the FAA to proceed with launch. Meanwhile, Launch Complex 1's Wet Dress Rehearsal is scheduled to take place in the coming days...

About the Capella Space Launch
Mission Name: Stronger Together
Payload: Two SAR satellites
Launch Site: Launch Complex 2, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

Спойлер

Rocket Lab will deliver to orbit two SAR satellites for San Francisco-based Capella Space. Capella provides the best quality, high-resolution SAR imagery to customers globally for a wide range of government and commercial applications. The "Stronger Together" mission carrying Capella Space's two 100-kg class satellites will expand Capella's existing SAR constellation, increasing imaging capacity to meet growing customer demand. Capella Space delivers the highest-quality, highest-resolution SAR imagery commercially available with the fastest order-to-delivery time, empowering organizations across the public and private sector to make informed, accurate decisions. Its satellite imaging technology can penetrate all weather conditions and capture clear imagery 24-7, day and night, delivering accurate and timely data about what is happening across the Earth at any given moment. With this latest launch into low Earth orbit, Capella Space will expand its market-leading SAR satellite constellation in response to increased customer demand for SAR data.

Rocket Lab has delivered a Capella satellite to space previously on the "I Can't Believe It's Not Optical" mission in August 2020. Supporting Rocket Lab's vertical integration strategy, Rocket Lab will also supply Capella Space with two of the Company's own Motorized Lightbands; separation systems designed to separate the Capella satellites from Electron once in orbit.

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About the BlackSky Launch
Mission Name: The Beat Goes On
Payload: Two Earth-imaging satellites
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1, Mahia, New Zealand

Спойлер

Rocket Lab will deliver to orbit two Earth-imaging satellites for BlackSky through global launch services provider Spaceflight, Inc. "The Beat Goes On" mission will deliver BlackSky's high-resolution Gen-2 satellites to low Earth orbit, adding capacity to the company's real-time geospatial intelligence and monitoring capabilities. BlackSky delivers on-demand, high-frequency imagery, monitoring, and analytics of the most critical and strategic locations, economic assets, and events in the world.

"The Beat Goes On" is the final mission of a multi-launch agreement with launch services provider Spaceflight, Inc., who managed the integration and launch services for BlackSky. As part of the agreement, BlackSky satellites have been launched on five previous Electron missions since 2021. Rocket Lab also delivered two BlackSky satellites to orbit prior to 2021, bringing the total number of BlackSky satellites deployed to orbit by Electron to nine...

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ЦитироватьLong Beach and San Francisco, California. February 28, 2023 – Rocket Lab USA, Inc (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced it has secured a multi-launch deal for a rapid succession of four Electron missions for Capella Space, an American space tech company and the world's leading provider of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery.

Scheduled for launch beginning in the second half of 2023, each Electron mission will deploy a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space, to low Earth orbit. These missions, scheduled to launch in quick succession, will follow an existing launch on the Rocket Lab manifest for Capella Space, the "Stronger Together" mission which is scheduled to lift off from Launch Complex 2 in Wallops, Virginia in March 2023. Capella Space is a returning customer to Electron, with Rocket Lab having launched a dedicated mission for the SAR company in August 2020.

The multi-rocket launch commitment demonstrates Rocket Lab's proven ability to deliver streamlined access to space and allows Capella to meet growing customer demand for Capella SAR technology that can gather miages 24/7 and through clouds or darkness.

Rocket Lab CEO and founder, Peter Beck, says: "We delivered mission success for Capella in our first mission for them in 2020 and now we're thrilled they've entrusted us with a further five missions to help expand their growing SAR constellation. We're proud to provide the team at Capella with a reliable ride to space, combined with the flexibility of two launch sites in different hemispheres to enable flexibility and responsiveness."

Capella Space CEO and founder, Payam Banazadeh, says: "We are experiencing increased market demand for our highest-quality SAR data, and this announcement underscores Capella's strong commitment to our global customers across the defence and intelligence and commercial markets. We are excited for the multiple launches with Rocket Lab, including the introduction of our new generation Acadia satellite technology, to further enhance our market-leading capabilities of high-frequency, best quality SAR imagery with the fastest order-to-delivery speeds of any commercial SAR provider."

The four newly-signed missions are planned to lift-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand – however, Rocket Lab has provided Capella Space with the flexibility to move any of the missions to Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 in Wallops, Virginia if required as the mission campaigns progress in order to meet optimum customer and mission requirements. By operating three orbital launch pads across two continents, Rocket Lab's responsive and flexible launch solution enables assured access to orbit for Capella Space to quickly and reliably increase their constellation's capacity and orbital diversity to meet growing demands for its SAR imagery and analysis.

In addition to providing the launch service, each Capella Space mission will feature separation systems produced by Rocket Lab in line with the Company's vertical integration strategy.

Capella Space joins a growing list of commercial constellation operators who have entrusted Rocket Lab to deploy their spacecraft to precise orbits on dependable schedules including: BlackSky Global, Hawkeye 360, Synspective, Kineis, Planet, Spire, Fleet Space and more. Kineis is scheduled to begin late 2023.

ЦитироватьMission Name: Stronger Together
Rocket:  Electron
Electron Name: Stronger Together
Launch Window: NET March 11, 2023
Launch Time: 18:00-20:00 ET
Launch Site: Launch Complex 2...

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
We are standing down from today's launch attempt at @NASA_Wallops due to strong upper level winds. We have back up opportunities over the next week and we'll share a new target launch date soon.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab @RocketLab
Based on the weather forecast this week, we are currently targeting no earlier than March 15th, 6-8pm ET for @capellaspace  from @NASA_Wallops . Stay tuned for updates closer to then.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
To avoid high winds at the pad, we're now targeting no earlier than Thurs March 16th for our next launch attempt from LC-2 for @capellaspace.
Stronger Together:
Mar 16, EDT | 6pm
Mar 16, UTC | 10pm
Mar 16, PT | 3pm
Mar 17, NZDT | 11am

ЦитироватьMission Name    The Beat Goes On
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    The Beat Goes On

Launch Window    Launch window opens March 2023
Launch Time    TBC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1 - Pad B

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
It's a one-two punch of Electron missions this month! Our next launch for @BlackSky_Inc & @SpaceflightInc is NET March 22. We're back at LC-1 & will attempt an ocean recovery.

The Beat Goes On:
Mar 22, UTC | 8:45AM
Mar 22, NZDT | 9:45PM
Mar 22, EDT | 4:45AM
Mar 22, PDT | 1:45AM

ЦитироватьThe Beat Goes On
Launch Window:   NET March 24
Launch Time:     07:45 AM UTC

ЦитироватьThe TROPICS constellation (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Small Sats) will monitor the formation and evolution of tropical cyclones, including hurricanes, and will provide rapidly updating observations of storm intensity. This data will help scientists better understand the processes that effect these high-impact storms, ultimately leading to improved modelling and prediction. The two missions are expected to launch within approximately two weeks of each other in May 2023. The first launch, named 'Rocket Like a Hurricane,' is expected to launch as soon as May 1 NZST (30 April EDT) and the second mission, named 'Coming to a Storm Near You,' is expected to follow around May 16 NZST (May 15 EDT)...

ЦитироватьThe constellation consists of 4 CubeSats that require launch to a very specific orbit. All 4 sats need to be deployed within a 60-day period, making Electron the ideal rocket as it enables dedicated launch to unique orbits on highly responsive timelines.
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The missions were initially scheduled to lift-off from LC-2 in Virginia, but will now launch from LC-1 to support a Q2 launch window that will see the sats reach orbit in time for the North American 2023 hurricane season.

ЦитироватьMission Name    Rocket Like A Hurricane
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Rocket Like A Hurricane
Launch Window    NET May 1, 2023
Launch Time    01:00-03:00 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Spacecraft integration is underway this week at LC-1 for our two @NASA TROPICS missions.
The countdown to lift-off is on with the first launch scheduled no earlier than:
 NZST | 13:00, May 1
 UTC | 01:00, May 1
 EDT | 21:00, 30 April
 PDT | 18:00, 30 April

ЦитироватьMission Name Rocket Like A Hurricane
Rocket Electron
Electron Name Rocket Like A Hurricane
Launch Window No earlier than May 3, 2023
Launch Time 01:00-03:00 UTC
Launch Site Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьLaunch Window:  No earlier than May 3, 2023
Launch Time:  01:00-03:00 UTC

ЦитироватьRocket Lab @RocketLab
High winds & stormy skies continue for most of this week at LC-1, so we're waiting for that to clear before the first of 2 @NASA TROPICS launches lifts off. Stay tuned for updates on target launch date soon as the forecast settles in the coming days. #RocketLikeAHurricane 🛰�🌧�🚀

ЦитироватьMission Name    Rocket Like A Hurricane
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Rocket Like A Hurricane
Launch Window    NET May 8, 2023
Launch Time    01:00-03:00 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьWilliam Harwood @cbs_spacenews
Electron/TROPICS: LIFTOFF! At 9pm EDT (0100 UTC, 1pm local time)

ЦитироватьLONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a deal to launch NASA's Starling mission, a multi-CubeSat mission to test and demonstrate autonomous swarm technologies, as well as automated space traffic management for groups of spacecraft in low-Earth orbit.
The four Starling small satellites have been manifested on an Electron commercial rideshare mission scheduled for lift-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand in Q3 this year. Rocket Lab will deliver the satellites to space within three months of the contract signing.

ЦитироватьLONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a deal to launch NASA's Starling mission, a multi-CubeSat mission to test and demonstrate autonomous swarm technologies, as well as automated space traffic management for groups of spacecraft in low-Earth orbit.
The four Starling small satellites have been manifested on an Electron commercial rideshare mission scheduled for lift-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand in Q3 this year. Rocket Lab will deliver the satellites to space within three months of the contract signing.

ЦитироватьMission Name:   Coming To A Storm Near You
Rocket:               Electron
Electron Name:  Coming To A Storm Near You
Launch Window: 22 May 2023 NZST
Launch Time:      17:30 NZST
Launch Site:        Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьElectron Name:     Coming To A Storm Near You
Launch Window:  23 May 2023 NZST
Launch Time:       NET 17:00 NZST
Launch Site:         Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьRocket Lab @RocketLab
🚀Launch update: with unfavorable weather conditions over LC-1, our launch for @NASA
 TROPICS will now be NET Tuesday 23 May.
'Coming To A Storm Near You' launch window opens:
UTC | 05:00
NZT | 17:00
EDT | 01:00
PDT | 22:00 (22 May)
More info: https://rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/

ЦитироватьElectron Name:     Coming To A Storm Near You
Launch Window:  25 May 2023 NZST
Launch Time:       NET 16:00 NZST
Launch Site:         Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьRocket Lab @RocketLab
🚀Launch update: 'Coming To A Storm Near You' has a storm coming near us these next few days, so we're now targeting NET Thursday 25 May for our final TROPICS launch for @NASA .
 
Launch window opens:
UTC | 04:00
NZT | 16:00
EDT | 00:00
PDT | 21:00 (22 May)

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
LOX loading underway, and we have a lift-off time set for today's mission for @NASA TROPICS!
'Coming To A Storm Near You' lift-off:
NZT | 15:46
UTC | 03:46
EDT | 23:46
PDT | 20:46

ЦитироватьSpace Flight Laboratory Selects Rocket Lab to Launch Telesat Broadband Satellite
May 31, 2023 04:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time
LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a deal to launch the LEO 3 satellite for global satellite operator Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT) on an Electron mission scheduled for Q3, 2023. The satellite has been built and manifested to Electron by mission management provider and satellite developer Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) of Toronto.

The LEO 3 demonstration satellite will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat's Phase 1 LEO satellite. Once deployed to orbit, LEO 3 will operate under an existing ITU network filing for Telesat Lightspeed, the company's enterprise-class LEO constellation.

The Electron mission that will carry the LEO 3 satellite is scheduled for lift-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand no earlier than Q3 2023. To meet Telesat's program requirements, SFL has selected Rocket Lab to deliver the satellite to space on an accelerated timeline within four months of contract signing.
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ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Rocket Lab's next Electron mission, called "Baby Come Back", will include an attempt to recover the rocket's booster after delivering satellites to orbit for multiple customers. The launch window will open July 14, 2023, UTC from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand.
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@NASA's  Starling mission is a four CubeSat mission designed to test technologies to enable future "swarm" missions. Spacecraft swarms refer to multiple spacecraft autonomously coordinating their activities to achieve certain goals.
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@SFL_SmallerSats (SFL) selected Rocket Lab to launch @Telesat  LEO 3 demonstration satellite that will provide continuity for customer and ecosystem vendor testing campaigns following the decommissioning of Telesat's Phase 1 LEO satellite.

ЦитироватьMission Name    Baby Come Back
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Baby Come Back

Launch Window    NET 14 July 2023
Launch Time    NET 23:30 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1, Pad A

ЦитироватьElectron Name  Baby Come Back
Launch Window  17 July NZST / 16 July UTC
Launch Time  11:30 NZST / 23:30 UTC
Launch Site  Launch Complex 1, Pad B

ЦитироватьLONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a deal with Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective to launch two dedicated Electron missions. The new missions bring the total number of Electron launches contracted by Synspective to six...

ЦитироватьElectron Name  Baby Come Back
Launch Window  18 July NZST / 17 July UTC
Launch Time  11:30 NZST / 23:30 UTC
Launch Site  Launch Complex 1, Pad B

ЦитироватьRocket Lab @RocketLab
New target T-0 for today's launch of Baby Come Back:

NZST | 13:27, 18 July
UTC | 01:27. 18 July
EDT | 21:27, 17 July
PDT | 18:27, 17 July

ЦитироватьWilliam Harwood @cbs_spacenews
Electron 39: LIFTOFF! At 9:27pm EDT (0127 UTC)

ЦитироватьRocket Lab @RocketLab
It's time for the big four-oh! Our 40th Electron mission is scheduled for...July 28 UTC! 🚀

#WeLoveTheNightLife is a dedicated mission for @CapellaSpace
 from LC-1 to launch the first of their next-generation Acadia SAR satellites.

More: https://bwnews.pr/3pNMHc8

ЦитироватьLONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a leading launch and space systems company, today announced it has scheduled its next Electron launch during a window that opens 28 July 2023 NZST/UTC.

The 'We Love the Nightlife' mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula for American space tech company Capella Space (Capella), a leading provider of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery.

'We Love the Nightlife' will be Rocket Lab's third launch for Capella following the successful "Stronger Together" mission launched in March 2023 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 in Virginia, USA, and the "I Can't Believe It's Not Optical" mission in August 2020 from Launch Complex 1, which deployed the first satellite in Capella's SAR constellation.

'We Love the Nightlife' will be the first of four new dedicated launches on Electron for Capella, announced in February 2023, to deploy Capella's next-generation SAR Earth-imaging satellites called Acadia.
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All four upcoming Electron missions will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, each deploying a single Acadia satellite to a 640 km mid-inclination orbit, expanding the existing Capella Space SAR constellation and providing more rapid revisit across diverse regions around the Earth. Each Capella Space satellite will also be supported by a Rocket Lab-manufactured Advanced Lightband: separation systems for each satellite to attach to and deploy from Electron once launched to orbit.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
The next Electron on the pad is for our friends at @capellaspace
 It will be our 3rd launch for Capella, with previous missions launching from both LC-1 and LC-2.

Tune in for the next one! 17:00 NZT 28 July / 05:00 UTC

ЦитироватьL A U N C H S I T E
Launch Complex 1 – Pad B
Mahia, New Zealand.

LAUNCH  WINDOW
A 14-day launch window opens no earlier than 28 July 2023 UTC

DAILY  LAUNCH  OPPORTUNITY 

Time Zone  Window Open
NZST          17:00 – 19:00, July 28, 2023
UTC            05:00 – 07:00, July 28, 2023
EDT            01:00 – 03:00, July 28, 2023
PDT            22:00 – 00:00, July 27, 2023

ЦитироватьMission Name    We Love The Nightlife
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Electron
Launch Window    No earlier than July 31 NZST
Launch Time    19:00 NZST / 07:00 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьMission Name    We Love The Nightlife
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Electron
Launch Window    No earlier than 4 August NZST
Launch Time    19:00 NZST / 07:00 UTC
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьRocket Lab @RocketLab
🎵 Raindrops keep falling on my launch site 🌧�

With unfavorable weather closing in on LC-1, we're now targeting no earlier than 4 August for the launch of #WeLoveTheNightlife for @CapellaSpace
 🚀

NZT | 4 Aug, 17:00
UTC | 4 Aug, 05:00
PDT | 3 Aug, 22:00
EDT | 4 Aug, 01:00

ЦитироватьRocket Lab @RocketLab
🚀 Launch update 🚀
Strong winds persist at Launch Complex 1, so we're now targeting no earlier than August 6th for the launch of #WeLoveTheNightlife for @CapellaSpace
NZT | 17:00, Aug 6
UTC | 05:00, Aug 6
PDT | 22:00, Aug 5
EDT | 01:00, Aug 6

ЦитироватьLong Beach, California. August 8, 2023 – Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a new launch services agreement with a confidential customer for a HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) mission from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in 2024.

The contract signing with a new customer came just days after Rocket Lab successfully launched the first HASTE mission on 17 June 2023 for Leidos under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) program. The mission was Rocket Lab's third mission from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport since the Company began launches form U.S. soil in January this year, demonstrating rapid and reliable launch capability for government and commercial programs.
"After delivering mission success with our HASTE launch in June, we're delighted to be selected once again to deliver this crucial capability, enabling our customers to accelerate hypersonic innovation," said Brian Rogers, Senior Director – Global Launch Services. "We're immensely proud to be delivering a vital capability to the nation by increasing the cadence and availability of hypersonic and suborbital flight testing to enable technology maturation."
Rocket Lab's HASTE suborbital launch vehicle is derived from the Company's workhorse Electron rocket – the world's most frequently launched commercial small launch vehicle. Leveraging Electron's deep flight heritage, HASTE offers true commercial testing capability on rapid schedules and at a fraction of the cost of current full-scale tests. Tailored specifically for suborbital and hypersonic test flight capability, HASTE has a modified Kick Stage, a larger payload capacity of up to 700 kg / 1,540 lbs, and options for tailored fairings to accommodate larger payloads...

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
We've been busy!
10 new Electron launches signed recently, including multiple missions for
@BlackSky_Inc, @synspective and a government customer. Plus, a new HASTE launch from LC-2 to top it off. The era of frequent, reliable, and dedicated access to orbit for small sats is here.
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ЦитироватьRocket Lab @RocketLab
After a quick time out for a misbehaving engine, our 40th Electron is ready for flight! 🚀
We're now targeting no earlier than August 24th NZST for the launch of #WeLoveTheNightlife for @capellaspace
 from Launch Complex 1.

ЦитироватьMission Name    We Love The Nightlife
Rocket    Electron
Electron Name    Electron
Launch Window    24 August NZST
Launch Time    11:30 am - 3:30 pm
Launch Site    Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьRocket Lab to Launch Climate Change Research Mission Focused on Arctic Ice Caps for NASA (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230814153731/en/Rocket-Lab-to-Launch-Climate-Change-Research-Mission-Focused-on-Arctic-Ice-Caps-for-NASA)

Across two Electron launches in 2024, Rocket Lab will deploy NASA's PREFIRE mission to study naturally occurring radiation at the Arctic to better understand its impact on melting glaciers, sea ice, clouds and water, and climate modelling and forecasting.

August 14, 2023

The two dedicated missions on Electron will deploy one small satellite each to a 525km circular orbit from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand from May 2024. The PREFIRE mission has specific LTAN (Local Time of the Ascending Node) requirements and a need for the second satellite to be deployed to space shortly after the first, which is made possible by Electron's unique ability to deploy dedicated small satellite missions on highly responsive timelines. The launches will be the 7th and 8th missions Rocket Lab has launched for NASA since 2018.

NASA's PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission will help close a gap in understanding of how much of Earth's heat is lost to space, especially from the Arctic and Antarctica. Analysis of PREFIRE's measurements will inform climate and ice models, providing better projections of how a warming world will affect sea ice loss, ice sheet melt, and sea level rise. Improving climate models can ultimately help to provide more accurate projections on the impacts of storm severity and frequency, as well as coastal erosion and flooding. PREFIRE consists of two, 6U CubeSats with a baseline mission length of 10 months.

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The PREFIRE mission was awarded to Rocket Lab through NASA's Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) program, a $300 million dollar five-year contracting vehicle for placing NASA's science and technology payloads on U.S. commercial launchers.

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ЦитироватьRocket Lab @RocketLab
Welcome to launch day! Today we're launching a satellite for @capellaspace!

🚀Mission: We Love The Nightlife
⏰ Time: 23:45 UTC / 11:45 NZST
📺  Webcast: http://Rocketlabusa.com/live-stream

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
After our last launch just weeks ago for @capellaspace, we're back again with another launch for them NET Sept 19th.
This is the 2nd of 4 dedicated missions to deploy their new Acadia satellites for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth-imaging

ЦитироватьMission Name:  We Will Never Desert You
Rocket:        Electron
Electron Name:  We Will Never Desert You
Launch Window:  NET September 19, 2023
Launch Time:    TBC
Launch Site:    Launch Complex 1

ЦитироватьRocket Lab Signs Deal with Leidos to Launch Four HASTE Missions
September 12, 2023
The four new missions follow on from the success of Rocket Lab's first HASTE launch for Leidos in June this year
LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a contract with Leidos to launch four HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) missions.
The missions, scheduled across 2024 and 2025, will lift off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. Rocket Lab was selected by Leidos to provide hypersonic test launch capabilities with HASTE under the MACH-TB project. The project was awarded by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane through the Strategic and Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S2MARTS) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) vehicle on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense Test Resource Management Center (TRMC).
"Our first HASTE mission in June this year successfully demonstrated HASTE's ability to accelerate the cadence of hypersonic flight testing for the nation. We're proud to now follow it up with a series of four additional missions for Leidos to support hypersonic technology innovation and technology maturation," said Brian Rogers, Senior Director – Global Launch Services.
Rocket Lab's HASTE suborbital launch vehicle is derived from the Company's Electron rocket but has been modified to support hypersonic payload deployment. By leveraging the heritage of Rocket Lab's low-cost Electron – the world's most frequently launched commercial small launch vehicle – HASTE offers true commercial testing capability at a fraction of the cost of current full-scale tests.
Rocket Lab launched the first HASTE mission on 17 June 2023 for Leidos under the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) program.
HASTE is operated under Rocket Lab National Security (RLNS), the Company's wholly owned subsidiary created to serve the unique needs of the U.S. defense and intelligence community and its allies.
For more information about HASTE, visit rocketlabusa.com/launch/haste.
+ About Rocket Lab
Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company with an established track record of mission success. We deliver reliable launch services, satellite manufacture, spacecraft components, and on-orbit management solutions that make it faster, easier and more affordable to access space. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Rocket Lab designs and manufactures the Electron small orbital launch vehicle, the Photon satellite platform and the Company is developing the large Neutron launch vehicle for constellation deployment. Since its first orbital launch in January 2018, Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle has become the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually and has delivered 171 satellites to orbit for private and public sector organizations, enabling operations in national security, scientific research, space debris mitigation, Earth observation, climate monitoring, and communications. Rocket Lab's Photon spacecraft platform has been selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as the first private commercial mission to Venus. Rocket Lab has three launch pads at two launch sites, including two launch pads at a private orbital launch site located in New Zealand and a third launch pad in Virginia. To learn more, visit www.rocketlabusa.com.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
We've got two Electrons ready to go at LC-1 for back-to-back missions with @capellaspace and @QPS_Inc! With wet dress rehearsal complete and clear weather ahead, the countdown is on to tomorrow's mission for Capella.

"We Will Never Desert You" launch details:
NET 18:30 NZT
Acadia 2
635km LEO

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
LOX is loading on Electron for today's launch for @capellaspace. We're now under two hours to lift-off for our 41st mission.
T-0 is set for:
NZT | 18:33   
UTC | 06:33
ET | 02:33
PT | 23:33

ЦитироватьМосква. 19 сентября. INTERFAX.RU - Неудачей закончился во вторник запуск американской ракеты Electron, стартовавшей на орбиту с радиолокационным спутником Acadia компании Capella Space, сообщил разработчик носителя Rocket Lab.
"Директор запуска сообщил об аномалии (во время полета), в результате которой миссия была прекращена", - говорится в сообщении. Техническая проблема возникла после запуска двигателя второй ступени. Спутник, оснащенный оборудованием для получения высококачественных изображений Земли, был потерян.
В рамках миссии под названием We Will Never Desert You запуск двухступенчатой ракеты Electron с разгонным блоком Kick Stage Curie был осуществлен со стартового комплекса LC-1, расположенного на полуострове Махия в Новой Зеландии, в 18:55 по местному времени (в 09:55 мск). Космический аппарат дистанционного зондирования Земли массой 160 кг должен был выйти на орбиту примерно через час после старта ракеты.
Спутник с радаром с синтезированной апертурой (SAR), который планировалось вывести на орбиту высотой 635 км, способен был обеспечивать высокое разрешение снимков до 0,3 метра и максимальную скорость доставки заказа для госучреждений и частных клиентов. Первый такой спутник был выведен на орбиту 24 августа.
Компания Capella Space планирует, что создаваемая группировка из 36 спутников позволит получать изображение любой части планеты с интервалом не более одного часа.
Компания в 2020 году подписала контракт с Пентагоном на предоставление данных бортовых радаров с синтезированной апертурой для ВМС США, а также с Национальным агентством геопространственной разведки (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA) США, в задачи которого входит обеспечение военных, государственных и гражданских пользователей данными видовой разведки.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab Launch Update
^{September 19, 2023 04:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time}
MAHIA, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), today experienced an issue during the launch of the Company's 41st mission. Following lift-off from Launch Complex 1, the rocket successfully completed a first stage burn and stage separation as planned, before an issue was experienced at around T+ 2 minutes and 30 seconds into flight, resulting in the end of the mission.

Спойлер

We are deeply sorry to our partners Capella Space for the loss of the mission.

We are working closely with the FAA and supporting agencies as the investigation into the root cause commences. The Electron rocket has previously delivered 171 satellites to orbit across 37 successful orbital missions. We will identify the issue swiftly and implement corrective actions and return to the pad shortly.

[свернуть]

Our next mission, currently scheduled before the end of the third quarter, will be postponed while we implement corrective actions. We anticipate providing revised third quarter revenue guidance in the coming days.

ЦитироватьMission Name: The Moon God Awakens
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: No earlier than November 28, 2023 NZDT
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1
Launch Time: 17:00 - 19:00 NZDT

Rocket Lab will launch a dedicated Electron mission for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company.

The launch is scheduled for lift-off during a launch window that opens November 28 2023 and extends into December. The mission will carry iQPS's QPS-SAR-5 satellite named "TSUKUYOMI-I" into orbit on a dedicated Electron mission from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The mission has been named "The Moon God Awakens" in acknowledgement of Tsukuyomi, the Japanese God of the Moon...

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Между тем, следующий запуск Rocket Lab планируется не ранее 28 ноября. Миссия для японской компании QPS - The Moon God Awakens, будет 10-м запуском Electron этого года. А на следующий год компания уже планирует 22 запуска, 9 из которых будут со спасением первой ступени + 3 суборбитальных миссии.

ЦитироватьMichael Sheetz @thesheetztweetz
Rocket Lab $RKLB has 22 Electron missions booked for next year:
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/08/rocket-lab-rklb-q3-earnings-report.html

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ЦитироватьMission Name: The Moon God Awakens
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: No earlier than December 13, 2023 NZDT
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1
Launch Time: 17:00 - 19:00 NZDT

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
We're just days away from our 10th Electron launch this year, making 2023 our busiest launch year yet.

With plans to more than double that launch cadence in 2024, there has never been a more exciting time to join our launch team.
Take your career to orbit: http://rocketlabusa.com/careers/positions/

ЦитироватьLONG BEACH, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a launch services agreement to launch an Earth observation satellite for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) on a rideshare mission in the first half of 2024.
KAIST's NeonSat-1 will be the primary payload on an Electron rideshare mission that will also deploy NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, or ACS3 satellite. The mission will lift-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.

Цитировать"2024 is shaping up to be our busiest launch year yet with a fully booked manifest of Electron missions," said Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Peter Beck. "By combining this mission with the launch of NASA's ACS3 spacecraft, we've been able to provide KAIST with a launch opportunity on short notice to help them reach orbit faster. It's a privilege to be working with the KAIST team and we are thrilled to be providing them with timely and affordable launch services on Electron."

Jae-Hung Han, Director General of the Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) at KAIST said:

Цитировать"We highly anticipate collaborating with Rocket Lab for a successful launch of our first satellite of the NEONSAT microsatellite constellation program."

NeonSat-1 is a high-resolution optical satellite that will be deployed as a technology demonstration for a planned future Earth observation constellation. KAIST is Korea's leading science and technology institution, having developed and operated Korea's very first satellite KAIST when it was successfully launched more than 30 years ago.
In addition to being launched by Electron, KAIST's NeonSat-1 will use Rocket Lab's MLB satellite separation system in the Company's latest demonstration of its vertically integrated space systems strategy.

ЦитироватьMission Name: The Moon God Awakens
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: No earlier than December 15, 2023 NZDT
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1
Launch Time: 17:00 - 19:00 NZDT

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
We have resumed the count! New T-0 is 17:05 NZDT / 04:05 UTC

Цитировать~15.01.2024 z wyrzutni LC-1 w Onenui Station wystrzelona zostanie RN Electron/Curie, która wyniesie na orbitę satelity Skylark 1-4, mające wykrywać satelity i odłamki na orbicie.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/plan.htm

ЦитироватьMission Name: Four Of A Kind
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: NET January 18th, 2024
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1
Launch Time: Launch window opens 06:15 UTC
Payload: Four LEMUR SSA satellites

ЦитироватьRocket Lab @RocketLab
🚀Launch Update 🚀
To allow time for final pre-launch checkouts, and account for an incoming weather system, we are now targeting no earlier than 27 January NZT for the launch of 'Four Of A Kind' for @spireglobal
 and @northstarEandS .
Launch Window Opens:
UTC | 06:15 (27 Jan)
NZDT | 19:15 (27 Jan)
EST | 01:15 (27 Jan)
PST | 22:15 (26 Jan)

ЦитироватьMission Name: Four Of A Kind
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: NET January 31st, 2024
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1
Launch Time: Launch window opens 06:15 UTC
Payload: Four LEMUR SSA satellites

ЦитироватьFour Of A Kind
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Location
Rocket Lab LC-1B, Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Electron is vertical on the pad and the T-0 time has been set! Operations are tracking on schedule for lift-off at 19:22 NZDT local time today.
Target lift-off:
UTC | 06:22
NZDT | 19:22
ET | 01:22
PT | 22:22

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
Next Electron on the pad is for @astroscale_HQ!
'On Closer Inspection' is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens Feb 19th NZDT at LC-1.
The mission? An advanced satellite designed to test technologies & operations for approaching & monitoring orbital debris (space junk) and assessing the potential to remove debris from orbit in future, ensuring the sustainable use of space for future generations.
 More: https://bwnews.pr/3HREOYh

ЦитироватьThe 'On Closer Inspection' mission is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens on February 19th NZDT. The mission will lift-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand and will deploy the Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) satellite for Astroscale Japan Inc.

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab
We can't wait to launch these spacecraft on Electron and do our part to support this climate change mission Launching NET May 2024.

ЦитироватьNASA JPL  @NASAJPL
Meet NASA's twin spacecraft headed to the ends of the Earth!
Launching this spring, @NASA's PREFIRE mission will help reveal the full picture of heat loss from the planet's polar regions for the first time and improve the accuracy of climate models. https://go.nasa.gov/3wfe3dY

ЦитироватьMission Name: On Closer Inspection
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: Launch Window Opens 19 Feb NZDT
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1
Launch Time: TBC
Payload: ADRAS-J (Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan)

ЦитироватьOn Closer Inspection
Launch Time
Sun Feb 18, 2024 14:45 GMT+3

ЦитироватьMission Name: On Closer Inspection
Rocket: Electron
Launch Date: Launch Window Opens 19 Feb NZDT
Launch Site: Launch Complex 1
Launch Time: 03:52 am NZDT / 14:52 UTC
Payload: ADRAS-J (Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan)

ЦитироватьRocket Lab  @RocketLab  ·  Feb 16
L-3 days until our 44th Electron launch
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ЦитироватьLONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the launch window for its 45th Electron launch, a dedicated mission for Synspective, a Japanese Earth-imaging satellite constellation operator.
The "Owl Night Long" mission is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens on March 10th NZDT (March 9th UTC). The mission will lift off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand and will deploy a StriX-3 satellite to orbit, continuing a multi-launch agreement to deliver Synspective's StriX-series satellites to low Earth orbit.
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ЦитироватьLONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it will launch a dedicated mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from Launch Complex 2 in Wallops, Virginia, during a launch window that opens March 20th, 2024.
The NROL-123 mission, called 'Live and Let Fly', will be Rocket Lab's first launch for the NRO from the United States after previously launching four NRO missions from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand's Mahia Peninsula. It will be Rocket Lab's 4th mission from Launch Complex 2, a dedicated pad for the Electron rocket located at Virginia Spaceport Authority's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia...