Electron

Rocket Lab is contracted to launch another pair of BlackSky satellites on a dedicated Electron mission scheduled for later 2022.

BlackSky expanded its constellation from 12 to 14 high-resolution satellites following a Rocket Lab launch on 2022-04-02.

BlackSky’s constellation totals 14 satellites after adding two satellites launched on 2022-04-02 by Rocket Lab’s Electron from New Zealand.

The multi-launch contract between Rocket Lab and HawkEye 360 will deliver 15 satellites (five clusters) to low Earth orbit across three Electron missions anticipated between late 2022 and 2024.

Rocket Lab has a multi-launch contract to provide three dedicated Electron missions for Earth imaging company Synspective, the first of which launched in February 2022.

Rocket Lab has been selected by Virginia-based HawkEye 360 to launch three Electron missions.

Rocket Lab plans to launch Electron missions from Launch Complex 2 on Wallops Island no earlier than December 2022.

Rocket Lab will first deploy three HawkEye 360 satellites as part of a rideshare mission and will deploy six satellites each on two subsequent dedicated Electron launches for HawkEye 360.

Rocket Lab has a multi-launch contract to provide five dedicated Electron missions for global Internet-of-Things provider Kinéis to be launched from 2023 onward.

Rocket Lab tested a midair recovery of its Electron booster during a 2022-05-02 launch.

Rocket Lab plans to deploy satellites to space for the National Reconnaissance Office within 10 days of each other on the two scheduled Electron launches.

Since its first orbital launch in January 2018, Rocket Lab’s Electron has delivered 147 satellites to orbit for public and private organizations.

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle conducted its first orbital launch in January 2018 and has delivered 148 satellites to orbit.

Rocket Lab launched the NROL-162 mission on 2022-07-13.

Rocket Lab successfully launched NROL-199 at 05:00 UTC on 2022-08-04 using an Electron launch vehicle.

Rocket Lab launched NASA’s CAPSTONE mission to the Moon on 2022-06-28 as an Electron mission.

Two National Reconnaissance Office missions launched 2022-07-13 and 2022-08-04 were small satellites developed jointly with the Australian government and launched on Rocket Lab vehicles from New Zealand.

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. launched the NROL-199 Antipodean Adventure mission on an Electron rocket from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 at 05:00 UTC on 2022-08-04.

Rocket Lab achieved three successful Electron launches in just over five weeks in 2022 with CAPSTONE, NROL-162, and NROL-199.

Rocket Lab launched the CAPSTONE mission to the Moon for NASA on 2022-06-28 using an Electron rocket.