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Rocket Lab Electron

Electron is a two-stage, expendable orbital launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab, a publicly traded aerospace manufacturer and launch service provider. Servicing the commercial small satellite launch market, it is the third most launched small-lift launch vehicle in history. Its Rutherford engines are the first electric-pump-fed engine to power an…

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Comparable
Agnibaan · Ceres-1 · Epsilon · Firefly Alpha · Kuaizhou 1
Cost per launch
About US$7.5 million
Country of origin
New Zealand United States
Diameter
1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Failure
4
First flight
25 May 2017

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Nodes66
Edges65
Triples47
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.030303
Components1

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Comparable · 10
Rocket Lab Electron → Agnibaan, Ceres-1, Epsilon, Firefly Alpha, Kuaizhou 1, Long March 11, Minotaur I, Shavit 2, SSLV, Vikram-I
Mass · 5
Rocket Lab Electron → 13.0 t (28,700 lb), Original: 150 kg (330 lb), Original: 225 kg (496 lb), Updated: 200 kg (440 lb), Updated: 300 kg (660 lb)
Maximum thrust · 4
Rocket Lab Electron → 0.12 kN (27 lbf), 0.4 kN (90 lbf), 25.8 kN (5,800 lbf), SL: 224.3 kN (50,400 lbf) vac: 234 kN (53,000 lbf)
Powered by · 4
Rocket Lab Electron → 1 × Curie, 1 × HyperCurie, 1 × Rutherford, 9 × Rutherford
Height · 3
Rocket Lab Electron → 12.1 m (40 ft), 18 m (59 ft), 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Propellant · 3
Rocket Lab Electron → RP-1/LOX, unspecified hypergolic bi-propellant, Viscous liquid monopropellant (AP, Al, Polydimethylsiloxane)[citation needed]
Specific impulse · 3
Rocket Lab Electron → 310 s (3.0 km/s), 311 s (3.05 km/s), 343 s (3.36 km/s)
Launch sites · 2
Rocket Lab Electron → MARS, LC-2, Māhia, LC-1A & 1B
Cost per launch · 1
Rocket Lab Electron → About US$7.5 million
Country of origin · 1
Rocket Lab Electron → New Zealand United States

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rocket electron launch first lab flight stage booster orbit payload kg launches vehicle reentry rutherford also 11 recovery launched mass

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Rocket Lab ElectronComparableAgnibaan1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronComparableCeres-11.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronComparableEpsilon1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronComparableFirefly Alpha1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronComparableKuaizhou 11.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronComparableLong March 111.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronComparableMinotaur I1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronComparableShavit 21.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronComparableSSLV1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronComparableVikram-I1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronCost per launchAbout US$7.5 million1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronCountry of originNew Zealand United States1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronDiameter1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronFailure41.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronFirst flight25 May 20171.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronFunctionSmall-lift launch vehicle1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronHeight18 m (59 ft)1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronHeight12.1 m (40 ft)1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronHeight2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronLast flight20 August 20261.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronLaunch sitesMāhia, LC-1A & 1B1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronLaunch sitesMARS, LC-21.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronManufacturerRocket Lab1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronMass13.0 t (28,700 lb)1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronMassOriginal: 225 kg (496 lb)1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronMassUpdated: 300 kg (660 lb)1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronMassOriginal: 150 kg (330 lb)1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronMassUpdated: 200 kg (440 lb)1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronMaximum thrustSL: 224.3 kN (50,400 lbf) vac: 234 kN (53,000 lbf)1.00infobox
Rocket Lab ElectronMaximum thrust25.8 kN (5,800 lbf)1.00infobox

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