{"id":10356,"date":"2023-08-05T18:19:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T10:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rocket-labs-electron-rocket-launch-scrubbed\/"},"modified":"2023-08-05T18:19:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T10:19:31","slug":"rocket-labs-electron-rocket-launch-scrubbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rocket-labs-electron-rocket-launch-scrubbed\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab\u2019s Electron rocket launch scrubbed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Updated 12:55 a.m. EDT (0455 UTC), August 6, 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63068\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230805-Electron-Feature-Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230805-Electron-Feature-Image.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/20230805-Electron-Feature-Image-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rocket Lab\u2019s 40th Electron rocket stands ready for launch on LC-1B, a the Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Image: Rocket Lab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rocket Lab has called off Sunday\u2019s attempt to launch its 40th Electron rocket due to \u201cout-of-family sensor data\u201d. It made the announcement about 15 minutes before the two-hour launch window opened at 0500 UTC (1 a.m. EDT\/5pm NZST). No new launch date has been set. <\/p>\n<p>Electron\u2019s payload, Acadia 1, is the first of four new radar-imaging satellites for Earth observation company, Capella Space. The mission is named \u201cWe Love the Nightlife\u201d for the satellite\u2019s ability to make observations day and night.<\/p>\n<p>These Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Earth-imaging satellites are the third generation of satellites for Capella Space. The company said this next generation is designed to \u201cexpand the existing Capella constellation to provide highest quality imagery, best ground-range resolution, and the fastest order-to-delivery speeds available from any commercial SAR provider.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The previous launch attempt on July 30 was aborted after engine ignition just moments before liftoff. Rocket Lab founder and Chief Executive Peter Beck said one of the automatic abort was triggered when one of Electron\u2019s nine Rutherford engines reported a low igniter pressure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIts not uncommon to see low pressures now and again, we just have not seen it lead to an abort for a while,\u201d he wrote in a Tweet. \u201cMy bet is a tricky pressure transducer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; 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=1685548765959041024&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2023%2F08%2F05%2Frocket-labs-40th-electron-rocket-readied-for-second-launch-attempt%2F&amp;sessionId=96caf4cf61d84b7e1b6d89bbbcb2520e061ebe87&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1685548765959041024\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782462215002496017=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s a replay of the moment the Electron rocket launch was aborted. pic.twitter.com\/cNbGYiq16E<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) July 30, 2023<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Strong winds at the rocket\u2019s launch site on the east coast of New Zealand\u2019s North Island forced a further delay in the rescheduled launch.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the 40th launch of the Rocket Lab\u2019s Electron rocket since it first flew in May 2017. Acadia 1 will be the 171st satellite the rocket has carried.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated 12:55 a.m. EDT (0455 UTC), August 6, 2023. Rocket Lab\u2019s 40th Electron rocket stands ready for launch on LC-1B, a the Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Image: Rocket Lab. Rocket Lab has called off Sunday\u2019s attempt to launch its 40th Electron rocket due to \u201cout-of-family sensor data\u201d. 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