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Electron: Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)

Payload consists of 2 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites for Capella Space. These 100-kg class satellites will expand Capella’s existing SAR constellation, increasing imaging capacity to meet growing customer demand.

Thursday, 16 March 202322:38 UTC
Electron: Stronger Together (Capella 9-10)

Mission Data

Rocket Lab
🇺🇸Rocket LabEst. 2006
Launch VehicleElectron
Vehicle Record95 of 99 launches (96%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record95 successes / 4 failures (96%)
Success Streak58 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C)
Location🇺🇸 Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA USA
Orbital Launches This Year#39
Agency Launches This Year#2
Launches From This Pad13
Launches From This Site87
Status Note

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

About Electron

Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed to launch small satellites and cubesats to sun-synchronous orbit and low earth orbit. The Electron is the first orbital class rocket to use electric-pump-fed engines, powered by the 9 Rutherford engines on the first stage. It is also used as a suborbital testbed (called HASTE) for hypersonics research.

Launch updates

  1. Launch success.

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  2. Tweak in actual T-0

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  3. Liftoff

  4. Livestream has started

  5. Updating T-0

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  6. Weather 95% Go.

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  7. Set GO based on weather.

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  8. NET March 16 due to high winds.

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  9. Weather 70-80%

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  10. NET March 15 due to weather

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Launch Site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (Launch Area 0 C) · 37.8333°N 75.4882°W

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.