{"id":22286,"date":"2022-02-25T00:28:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T16:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rocket-labs-new-launch-pad-is-complete-and-ready-to-launch-next-week\/"},"modified":"2022-02-25T00:28:48","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T16:28:48","slug":"rocket-labs-new-launch-pad-is-complete-and-ready-to-launch-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rocket-labs-new-launch-pad-is-complete-and-ready-to-launch-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab\u2019s new launch pad is complete and ready to launch next week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Launch Complex 1B in New Zealand is Rocket Lab\u2019s newest addition to its launch facilities. This pad shares infrastructure with Pad A, including three satellite cleanrooms, a launch vehicle assembly hanger, and administrative offices.<\/p>\n

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With Pad B we\u2019ve kept things efficient. Its systems and layout replicates Pad A and shares much of Pad A\u2019s infrastructure including the Electron vehicle integration hangar, runway to the pad, and our own range control facility. With that we\u2019ve been able to double our operational capacity \u2013 all on a concrete area smaller than the average tennis court. I\u2019m hugely proud of what the team has achieved: building and bringing a second pad online, all while continuing to service and operate Pad A for our Electron launches to date, and in the middle of a global pandemic no less.<\/p>\n

Shaun D\u2019Mello, Vice President \u2013 Launch, Rocket Lab<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Rocket Lab\u2019s Pad A (left) with rocket for NASA\u2019s CAPSTONE rocket and Pad B (right) with an Electron for the company\u2019s next launch for Synspective. Credit: Rocket Lab<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alongside Pad A, the new addition will double Electron\u2019s launch capability. When paired with Rocket Lab\u2019s North American launch site, LC-2, at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia, the company can support a total of 132 launch opportunities a year.<\/p>\n