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Wallops Flight Facility

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Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), operated by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, is a rocket launch site and research airport located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Established in 1945, it serves as NASA's primary location for suborbital research programs and supports science and exploration missions for various federal agencies and commercial organizations. WFF's capabilities include launching sounding rockets, small orbital rockets, high-altitude balloons, and conducting aeronautical research. It is NASA's only owned and operated launch range, supporting government and commercial needs for accessing various flight regimes.

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Wallops Island, Virginia, United States
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The two TROPICS missions were initially scheduled to lift off from Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia but were moved to Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand to meet a 2023-04-01 launch window.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Apr 10, 2023Rocket Lab to Launch NASA’s Cyclone-Tracking Satellite Constellation from New Zealand

The "Stronger Together" mission lifted off at 22:38 UTC on 2023-03-16 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Mar 24, 2023Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 34th Electron Rocket and Second Mission from Virginia Launch Site

Rocket Lab launched the "Stronger Together" mission from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 17, 2023Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 34th Electron Rocket, Second Mission from Virginia

Rocket Lab conducted the 2023-03-16 Electron launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Mar 16, 2023UPDATE 3: Rocket Lab’s Electron drives two Capella SAR sats to orbit from MARS launch site

The Stronger Together launch will be Rocket Lab’s second launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility following Rocket Lab’s inaugural LC-2 mission on 2023-01-24.

PlanGeneralValue 3.8Mar 7, 2023Rocket Lab Announces Launch Window for Second Electron Mission from Virginia

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) was built with support from Virginia Space, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and NASA Wallops Flight Facility and is designed to serve the responsive space needs of commercial, civil, defense, and national security customers.

CapabilityRelationshipsValue 4.0Jan 25, 2023Rocket Lab Successfully Launches First Electron Mission from U.S. Soil

Rocket Lab successfully launched its 33rd Electron rocket on 2023-01-24 at 18:00 EST from Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.

PlanGeneralValue 4.5Jan 25, 2023Rocket Lab Successfully Launches First Electron Mission from U.S. Soil

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 was built with support from Virginia Space, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and NASA Wallops Flight Facility.

RelationshipsGeneralValue 3.0Jan 25, 2023Rocket Lab Successfully Launches its First Electron Mission from U.S. Soil

Virginia will be the home of Rocket Lab’s Neutron launch vehicle, which the company plans to build, test, launch, and land at Wallops Flight Facility in the future.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Jan 25, 2023Rocket Lab Successfully Launches its First Electron Mission from U.S. Soil

The 2023-01-24 launch introduced NASA’s autonomous flight termination capability known as NAFTU at Wallops Flight Facility.

CapabilityPlanValue 4.5Jan 25, 2023Rocket Lab Successfully Launches its First Electron Mission from U.S. Soil

Rocket Lab’s Neutron launch vehicle will be built, tested, launched, and landed within the Wallops Flight Facility in the future.

PlanCapabilityValue 3.5Jan 25, 2023Rocket Lab Successfully Launches First Electron Mission from U.S. Soil

Rocket Lab plans for its larger Neutron launch vehicle to be built, tested, launched, and landed at Wallops Flight Facility.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 4.0Jan 24, 2023UPDATE: Rocket Lab’s 1st Launch from Wallops is a success as the Electron launch vehicle pushes three HawkEye 360 smallsats to orbit

HawkEye 360’s Cluster 6 next-generation satellites deployed to orbit aboard the inaugural Rocket Lab Electron flight from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 24, 2023HawkEye 360 Successfully Launches Cluster 6 Satellites Aboard Inaugural Rocket Lab Electron Flight from Virginia

HawkEye 360 deployed its Cluster 6 next-generation satellites to orbit aboard the inaugural Rocket Lab Electron flight from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.

PlanCapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Jan 24, 2023HawkEye 360 successfully launches the Cluster 6 satellites

Launch Complex 2 was built with support from Virginia Space, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and NASA Wallops Flight Facility.

RelationshipsValue 3.8Jan 24, 2023UPDATE: Rocket Lab’s 1st Launch from Wallops is a success as the Electron launch vehicle pushes three HawkEye 360 smallsats to orbit

Rocket Lab plans to begin launching its Electron small rocket from Wallops Flight Facility and plans to launch Neutron from the same site.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jan 17, 2023Rocket Lab cautiously optimistic about Neutron’s future in national security launch

NASA Wallops and the Federal Aviation Administration required additional time to complete regulatory documentation, which compressed the available December 2022 launch window for Rocket Lab’s mission.

PlanLegalValue 4.0Jan 13, 2023Rocket Lab Sets New Date for First Electron Launch From U.S. Soil

This mission will launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.

PlanValue 4.0Jan 11, 2023UPDATE 2: Rocket Lab’s 1st U.S. launch for HawkEye 360’s Cluster 6 payload set for January 23rd.

NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility has two flat pads with basic infrastructure that were built by DARPA, remain owned by DARPA, and are operated by NASA.

RelationshipsValue 4.0Dec 15, 2022Wallops officials look for growth in launch activity with Rocket Lab

Two dedicated TROPICS missions will launch on Electron rockets from Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Nov 29, 2022NASA Selects Rocket Lab to Launch TROPICS Mission that Captures the Formation of Tropical Cyclones
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