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Electron | We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)

Mission

We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)

Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space. First mission to fly with a reused engine.

Type: Earth Science

Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Status

Launch Successful

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

Provider

Rocket Lab

Rocket Lab is an American aerospace manufacturer with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary. The company develops lightweight, cost-effective commercial rocket launch services. The Electron Program was founded on the premise that small payloads such as CubeSats require dedicated small launch vehicles and flexibility not currently offered by traditional rocket systems. Its rocket, the Electron, is a light-weight rocket and is now operating commercially. The company is also producing a variety of spacecrafts and spacecrafts components.

Spacecraft

Electron

Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Programs

No programs

Launch date

Launch: 8/23/2023, 11:45:00 PM

Window start: 8/23/2023, 11:30:00 PM

Window end: 8/24/2023, 3:30:00 AM