Electron | Still Testing

Launch information

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Mission description

The second test flight of the Electron small satellite launch vehicle. It is also the first Electron flight to carry commercial payload. It includes a Dove cubesat for company Planet intended for Earth observation. And also two Lemur-2 cubesats for company Spire which carry payloads for meteorology and ship traffic tracking.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Electron | Still Testing’.

Launch image Electron | Still Testing

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Jan. 21, 2018, 1:43 a.m.

Timezone: Pacific/Auckland

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

Still Testing (Dove Pioneer, 2 x Lemur-2) (LEO)

Launcher

Rocket Lab

Rocket

Electron

Location

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A

Type

Test Flight

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Electron | Still Testing’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
43163 DOVE PIONEER LEO 82.91 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
43165 LEMUR 2 MARSHALL LEO 82.87 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
43167 LEMUR 2 TALLHAMN-ATC LEO 82.85 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed
43168 HUMANITY STAR LEO 82.89 NEW ZEALAND Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Electron | Still Testing’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#5706

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Location Launch

#2

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Pad Launch

#2

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Agency Launch

#2

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Orbital Launch

#10

Year 2018

Location Launch

#1

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Pad Launch

#1

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Agency Launch

#1

Year 2018

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