{"id":10313,"date":"2023-09-18T18:42:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T10:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/radar-imaging-satellite-lost-as-rocket-lab-electron-rocket-fails\/"},"modified":"2023-09-18T18:42:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T10:42:01","slug":"radar-imaging-satellite-lost-as-rocket-lab-electron-rocket-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/radar-imaging-satellite-lost-as-rocket-lab-electron-rocket-fails\/","title":{"rendered":"Radar-imaging satellite lost as Rocket Lab Electron rocket fails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update:<\/strong> Rocket Lab\u2019s launch has ended in a failure. Read our latest report..<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AfYFqsk_NGk\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Original story:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rocket Lab is gearing up to launch the second of four next-generation radar-imaging satellites for Capella Space atop an Electron rocket from New Zealand at 6:55 p.m. NZST (2:55 a.m. EDT \/ 0655 UTC) on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>After lifting off from pad B at Rocket Lab\u2019s privately-operated launch site on the Mahia Peninsula, the expendable Electron rocket, powered by its nine Rutherford first-stage engines, will head off on a south-easterly trajectory, targeting a 635 km circular orbit inclined at 53 degrees to the Equator. It will be the 41st orbital mission for the Electron rocket overall and the ninth during 2023.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_62974\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62974\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230729-Capella-Space-Acadia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230729-Capella-Space-Acadia.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/20230729-Capella-Space-Acadia-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62974\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist\u2019s impression of Capella\u2019s Acadia radar-imaging satellite. Image: Capella.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After burning for two minutes and 25 seconds, the Electron first stage will separate and a single Ruthford vacuum engine on the second stage will ignite to continue the rocket\u2019s climb. After reaching a parking orbit, the second stage will separate a little over nine minutes into flight.<\/p>\n<p>After coasting for about 44 minutes, the Curie engine of the Electron kick stage will fire for three minutes to achieve the intended orbit. Separation of the Arcadia-2 satellite will follow approximately 57 minutes, 15 seconds into flight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63714\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230918-Acadia-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"904\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230918-Acadia-2.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230918-Acadia-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Acadia-2 satellite pictured before encapsulation in the payload fairing of the Electron rocket. Image: Rocket Lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rocket Lab launched the first of the four Acadia series of satellites on a recoverable Electron rocket on August 23, 2023. Capella Space reported \u201ca flawless commissioning\u201d for the satellite within a week of it reaching orbit. The company released the first imagery from the satellite\u2019s cloud-piercing radar on August 31, showing views of roller coasters at amusement parks in the U.S. and Japan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63712\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog_Nagashima_Japan_C11_082023-1-2048x1152-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog_Nagashima_Japan_C11_082023-1-2048x1152-1.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Blog_Nagashima_Japan_C11_082023-1-2048x1152-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Acadia-1 image of Nagashima Spa Land, an amusement park and vacation resort in Kuwana, Mie, Japan. The Steel Dragon 2000 roller coaster features in this image. The height of the roller coasters is apparent despite the high incidence angle. Image: Capella Space.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Acadia is the third generation of radar-imaging satellite operated by Capella Space. Its Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is capable of imaging the Earth\u2019s surface night and day, penetrating clouds, fog, smoke and rain. The spacecraft is equipped with larger solar panels and batteries to feed a more powerful radar system that provides higher bandwidth than the company\u2019s earlier Whitney-class of satellites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update: Rocket Lab\u2019s launch has ended in a failure. Read our latest report.. Original story: Rocket Lab is gearing up to launch the second of four next-generation radar-imaging satellites for Capella Space atop an Electron rocket from New Zealand at 6:55 p.m. NZST (2:55 a.m. EDT \/ 0655 UTC) on Tuesday. 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