Electron launch vehicle

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The Electron launch vehicle is Rocket Lab’s small, two-stage orbital rocket designed for frequently launching lightweight satellites and payloads to low Earth orbit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orbital launch vehicle ⓘ
small-lift launch vehicle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin New Zealand ⓘ
United States ⓘ
diameter approximately 1.2 m ⓘ
engineCycle electric-pump-fed ⓘ
engineTypeFirstStage Rutherford ⓘ
engineTypeSecondStage Rutherford Vacuum ⓘ
fairingDiameter approximately 1.2 m ⓘ
fairingHeight approximately 2.5 m ⓘ
family Electron family ⓘ
linked to: Electron
firstFlightDate 2017-05-25 ⓘ
firstSuccessfulOrbitalLaunchDate 2018-01-21 ⓘ
fuelType kerosene ⓘ
guidanceSystem inertial navigation with GPS updates ⓘ
hasKickStageOption yes ⓘ
height approximately 18 m ⓘ
kickStageName Curie ⓘ
launchAzimuthRange inclinations suitable for LEO and SSO from Mahia Peninsula ⓘ
launchFrequencyGoal high-cadence commercial launches ⓘ
launchMass approximately 12,500 kg ⓘ
launchProvider Rocket Lab ⓘ
launchSite Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 ⓘ
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 ⓘ
launchSiteLocation Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA ⓘ
manufacturer Rocket Lab ⓘ
marketSegment small satellite launch market ⓘ
notableTechnology 3D-printed Rutherford engines ⓘ
linked to: Rutherford engine

battery-powered turbopumps ⓘ
numberOfFirstStageEngines 9 ⓘ
numberOfSecondStageEngines 1 ⓘ
operator Rocket Lab ⓘ
oxidizer liquid oxygen ⓘ
payloadToLEO approximately 300 kg ⓘ
payloadToSSO approximately 200 kg ⓘ
primaryUse launching small satellites to low Earth orbit ⓘ
rideshare missions ⓘ
propellantFirstStage RP-1 kerosene ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ
propellantSecondStage RP-1 kerosene ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ
recoveryMethodTested mid-air helicopter capture ⓘ
parachute descent ⓘ
reusabilityFeature first-stage recovery experiments ⓘ
stages 2 ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
targetCustomers commercial smallsat operators ⓘ
government and defense customers ⓘ
research institutions ⓘ
typicalOrbit low Earth orbit ⓘ
sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ

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Rocket Lab → knownFor → Electron launch vehicle ⓘ
Rutherford engine → usedBy → Electron launch vehicle ⓘ
Electron → family → Rocket Lab Electron family ⓘ
linked to: Electron launch vehicle
Peter Beck → notableWork → Electron rocket program ⓘ
linked to: Electron launch vehicle
Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand → launchPadFor → Electron small-lift launch vehicle ⓘ
linked to: Electron launch vehicle