Electron

E839690

Electron is a small, two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab to deliver lightweight payloads to low Earth orbit with high launch frequency.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Electron canonical 8
Electron Engine 1
Electron family 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf orbital launch vehicle ⓘ
small-lift launch vehicle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin New Zealand ⓘ
United States ⓘ
developer Rocket Lab ⓘ
engineCycle electric-pump-fed ⓘ
engineTypeFirstStage Rutherford engine ⓘ
engineTypeSecondStage Rutherford Vacuum engine ⓘ
linked to: Rutherford engine
family Rocket Lab Electron family ⓘ
firstFlightDate 2017-05-25 ⓘ
firstFlightName It’s a Test ⓘ
firstSuccessfulOrbitalLaunchDate 2018-01-21 ⓘ
firstSuccessfulOrbitalLaunchName Still Testing ⓘ
fuelTypeFirstStage RP-1 kerosene ⓘ
fuelTypeSecondStage RP-1 kerosene ⓘ
guidanceSystem autonomous guidance, navigation, and control ⓘ
hasOptionalStage Curie kick stage ⓘ
hasStage Electron first stage ⓘ
Electron second stage ⓘ
intendedOrbit low Earth orbit ⓘ
sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ
launchComplex1Location Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand ⓘ
launchComplex2Location Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia, United States ⓘ
launchConfiguration expendable ⓘ
launchFrequencyGoal high cadence ⓘ
launchService commercial launch services ⓘ
launchSite Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 ⓘ
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 ⓘ
manufacturer Rocket Lab ⓘ
notableMission CAPSTONE lunar pathfinder ⓘ
DARPA R3D2 ⓘ
Humanity Star ⓘ
NASA Venture Class Launch Services missions ⓘ
numberOfEnginesFirstStage 9 ⓘ
numberOfEnginesSecondStage 1 ⓘ
operator Rocket Lab ⓘ
oxidizerFirstStage liquid oxygen ⓘ
oxidizerSecondStage liquid oxygen ⓘ
primaryUse launch of small satellites ⓘ
rideshare missions ⓘ
recoveryMethodTested helicopter mid-air capture ⓘ
parachute descent ⓘ
reusabilityProgram Electron first stage recovery ⓘ
stages 2 ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
structureMaterial carbon composite ⓘ
typicalPayloadMassToLEO approximately 300 kg ⓘ
typicalPayloadMassToSSO approximately 200 kg ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rocket Lab → product → Electron ⓘ
Rocket Lab → launchVehicle → Electron ⓘ
Aurora Engine → successorEngine → Electron Engine ⓘ
linked to: Electron
Electron launch vehicle → family → Electron family ⓘ
linked to: Electron
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. → hasLaunchVehicle → Electron ⓘ
subject linked to: RKLB