Rocket Lab Electron

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