Rocket Lab Electron engine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Team_Rocket
gptkbp:check_in_time 150 seconds
gptkbp:control_system digital
gptkbp:cooling_system regenerative cooling
gptkbp:debut January 21, 2018
gptkbp:design_purpose dedicated small satellite launch
gptkbp:development 2013-2017
gptkbp:diameter 1.2 meters
gptkbp:durability no
gptkbp:engine ongoing
modular
private funding
gas-generator cycle
commercial missions
3 D printed
gptkbp:engine_configuration innovative
publicly available
clustered
Rocket Lab engineers
gptkbp:engine_future_plans expansion of capabilities
gptkbp:engine_launch_history over 20 launches
gptkbp:engine_power high
monitored
short
reliable
gptkbp:engine_testing_phase completed successfully
gptkbp:engine_type staged combustion
gptkbp:first_flight January 20, 2017
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 1,000 kg
gptkbp:fuel_type RP-1 and Liquid Oxygen
gptkbp:height 18 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rocket Lab Electron engine
gptkbp:ignition_system hypergolic
gptkbp:is_tested_for completed
Rocket Lab test site
gptkbp:launch_date monthly
gptkbp:launch_price gptkb:$5_million
gptkbp:launch_site Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Electron_rocket
Electron family
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Rocket_Lab
gptkbp:mission small satellite launches
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Photon_satellite
gptkbp:number_of_engines gptkb:9
gptkbp:number_of_rooms single chamber
gptkbp:number_of_stages two
gptkbp:operational_since gptkb:2017
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:payload_capacity 300 kg
gptkbp:production_location gptkb:Long_Beach,_California
gptkbp:propulsion 24:1
24,000 lbf
gptkbp:specific_impulse 305 seconds
gptkbp:target_market commercial satellite operators
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AR1_rocket_engine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6