{"id":10131,"date":"2024-04-23T18:16:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rocket-lab-launches-nasa-korean-payloads-on-electron-flight\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T18:16:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:16:44","slug":"rocket-lab-launches-nasa-korean-payloads-on-electron-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rocket-lab-launches-nasa-korean-payloads-on-electron-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab launches NASA, Korean payloads on Electron flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_65988\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65988\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65988\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240423_NASA_ACS3_render_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240423_NASA_ACS3_render_small.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240423_NASA_ACS3_render_small-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240423_NASA_ACS3_render_small-678x381.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240423_NASA_ACS3_render_small-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An artist\u2019s concept of NASA\u2019s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit. Graphic: NASA\/Aero Animation\/Ben Schweighart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rocket Lab completed its fifth launch of the year, which was a rideshare mission between the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and NASA. This was also the company\u2019s 47th Electron launch to date.<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff from Launch Complex 1\u2019s Pad B in New Zealand happened at 10:32 a.m. NZT on April 24 (6:32 p.m. EDT, 2232 UTC on April 23). The team worked through a ground systems issue that delayed liftoff by about 17 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9izutzETw1U\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Rocket Lab will not attempt to recover the first stage booster following stage separation on this flight.<\/p>\n<p>The primary payload on the mission was the NEONSat-1, an Earth observation satellite that is designed with \u201ca high-resolution optical camera designed to monitor for natural disasters along the Korean Peninsula by pairing its images with artificial intelligence,\u201d according to KAIST.<\/p>\n<p>NEONSat-1, which was developed for the Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) at KAIST, was deployed into a 520 km (323.1 mi) circular Earth orbit. As the name suggests, it is the first satellite in the New-space Earth Observation Satellite program, which is funded by the Korean government\u2019s Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT). Follow-on satellites are expected to be launched in 2026 and 2027.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1782915592225513654&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F04%2F23%2Flive-coverage-rocket-lab-to-launch-nasa-korean-payloads-on-electron-flight%2F&amp;sessionId=aebe5345fd152014601d45bb41d6ceb159d35141&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1782915592225513654\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461593156257217=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One down, one to go. <\/p>\n<p>Payload deployment for @NASAAmes ACS3 is now just 45 mins away. #BeginningTheSwarm pic.twitter.com\/8sKoq9W9xG<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) April 23, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Come sail away<\/h4>\n<p>Also sharing a ride to space is NASA\u2019s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3). This is a technology demonstration, which will harness the power of sunlight through the spacecraft\u2019s solar sail propulsion system.<\/p>\n<p>After the deployment of NEONSat-1, the Electron\u2019s Kick Stage reignited to raise its apogee to 1,000 km (621.4 mi). There was a third burn to circularize the orbit before the ACS3 is deployed using Exolaunch\u2019s EXOpod Nova deployer.<\/p>\n<p>The spacecraft itself is based around a twelve-unit (12U) CubeSat bus, the size of a microwave oven, which was built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics. It will deploy booms that are made of a combination of flexible polymer and carbon fiber to a length of about 30 feet (9.1 meters).<\/p>\n<p>It takes about 25 minutes for the solar sails to fully deploy, after which it will measure 80 square meters (~860 square feet), which is about the size of six parking spots, according to NASA. The agency said cameras mounted onto the spacecraft will be able to capture deployment, allowing researchers to get a visual understanding of how well the functions performed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65989\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65989\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240423_NASA_ACS3_examination_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240423_NASA_ACS3_examination_small.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240423_NASA_ACS3_examination_small-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240423_NASA_ACS3_examination_small-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240423_NASA_ACS3_examination_small-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mario Perez inspects with a UV-light the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) spacecraft in the Ames Integration Facility in N213 room 104. Image: NASA\/Brandon Torres<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once deployed, NASA said it might be visible in the sky, under the right lighting conditions. It\u2019s expected to be \u201cas bright as Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSeven meters of the deployable booms can roll up into a shape that fits in your hand,\u201d said Alan Rhodes, the mission\u2019s lead systems engineer at NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in California\u2019s Silicon Valley in a statement. \u201cThe hope is that the new technologies verified on this spacecraft will inspire others to use them in ways we haven\u2019t even considered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Researchers believe the booms can be built to support solar sails as large as 500 square meters (~5,400 square feet) with future designs going as large as 2,000 square meters (~21,500 square feet), which is about half the size of a soccer field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis technology sparks the imagination, reimagining the whole idea of sailing and applying it to space travel,\u201d said Rudy Aquilina, project manager of the solar sail mission at NASA Ames in a statement. \u201cDemonstrating the abilities of solar sails and lightweight, composite booms is the next step in using this technology to inspire future missions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NASA's Next-Generation Solar Sail Mission\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rfYLnbw7iu8?start=66&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An artist\u2019s concept of NASA\u2019s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft in orbit. 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