gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:book
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1
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gptkbp:CEOOfManufacturer
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gptkb:Peter_Beck
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gptkbp:cost
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~$7.5 million (as of 2023)
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:diameter
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1.2 m
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gptkbp:engineType
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gptkb:Rutherford
gptkb:Rutherford_Vacuum
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gptkbp:fairingType
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composite
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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2017-05-25
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gptkbp:firstStageRecoveryMethod
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parachute and helicopter capture (testing phase)
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gptkbp:firstSuccessfulLaunchDate
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2018-01-21
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gptkbp:guidanceSystem
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inertial
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Auckland,_New_Zealand
gptkb:Long_Beach,_California,_USA
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gptkbp:height
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18 m
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Rocket Lab Electron
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gptkbp:launchSite
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gptkb:Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1
gptkb:Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_2
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Rocket_Lab
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gptkbp:marketedAs
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small satellite launches
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gptkbp:massToSSO
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200 kg
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gptkbp:maxThrustFirstStage
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162 kN
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gptkbp:maxThrustSecondStage
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22 kN
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gptkbp:missionType
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gptkb:government
commercial
scientific
interplanetary demonstration
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Electron
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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first rocket to use electric pump-fed engines
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gptkbp:notableMission
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gptkb:BlackSky_satellites
gptkb:CAPSTONE
gptkb:Humanity_Star
gptkb:NASA_payloads
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gptkbp:numberOfLaunches
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over 40 (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:numberOfStages
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2
9
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gptkbp:orbitType
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gptkb:LEO
SSO
interplanetary (demonstrated with CAPSTONE)
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gptkbp:payloadAdapter
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gptkb:Maxwell_dispenser
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gptkbp:payloadFairingDiameter
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1.2 m
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gptkbp:payloadToLEO
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300 kg
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gptkbp:propulsion
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gptkb:RP-1
liquid oxygen
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gptkbp:reusable
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partial (first stage recovery in development)
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gptkbp:status
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active
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gptkbp:totalSuccessfulLaunches
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over 35 (as of 2024)
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.rocketlabusa.com/launch/electron/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Exolaunch_satellites
gptkb:CAPSTONE_lunar_mission
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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