Next Electron Launch Planned for August 11
Next Electron Launch Planned for August 11
Follows Previous Mission by Only 8 Days
The launch of the 52nd Electron mission, which will deploy a single satellite for American space tech company Capella Space (“Capella”), has been scheduled by Rocket Lab.
The mission is scheduled to launch during a 14-day window that opens on August 11th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. The mission will deploy Capella’s Acadia-3 SAR satellite, a synthetic aperture radar satellite for Earth imagery and observation, to a mid-inclination 615 km circular orbit to add to Capella’s existing SAR satellite constellation.
This 52nd Electron launch by Rocket Lab comes just eight days after the previous launch of Electron on August 3rd for another constellation customer, demonstrating Rocket Lab’s responsive launch capability for the global satellite industry. This upcoming mission for Capella will be Rocket Lab’s tenth mission for 2024, equaling the Company’s annual launch record set in 2023.
The mission will be Rocket Lab’s fifth launch for Capella to build out the company’s Earth-imaging constellation. In addition to the launch service, Rocket Lab is providing Capella Space with a custom extended fairing for the Acadia-3 satellite on Electron and a separation system produced by Rocket Lab.
‘A Sky Full Of SARs’ mission details:
Launch window: NET Sunday August 11, NZST/UTC.
Launch location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia.
Launch Vehicle: Electron.
Satellite Operator: Capella Space.
Payload: SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite.
Orbital Destination: 615 km (≈382 mile) circular Earth orbit.