Rocket Lab<\/b>\u2019s launch for Capella Space<\/b> on Tuesday failed, the company\u2019s first Electron failure in more than two years. The mission lost one satellite for the customer. <\/p>\n
The mission, called \u201cWe Will Never Desert You\u201d took off from New Zealand at 6:55 p.m. local time, 2:55 a.m. ET. The rocket successfully completed a first stage burn and stage separation as planned. Rocket Lab said in a statement there was an issue around 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the flight, resulting in the end of the mission.<\/p>\n
In the launch broadcast, stage separation was shown, but the camera cut off just after. <\/p>\n
\u201cTough day. My deepest apologies to our mission partners Capella Space. Team is already working on [the] root cause. We\u2019ll find it, fix it and be back on the pad quickly,\u201d Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck tweeted. <\/p>\n
Rocket Lab said the next mission, which was scheduled before the end of the third quarter, will be postponed while the company addresses the anomaly. Rocket Lab plans to revise third quarter revenue guidance. Rocket Lab was expecting to launch four missions during the third quarter, and this was the third of those launches. Rocket Lab set a target of 15 launches in 2023, and this was the eighth launch. <\/p>\n
Capella Space is a longtime customer of Rocket Lab, and this launch was the second in a four-mission dedicated launch campaign. The payload was one of Capella\u2019s third-generation synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, named Acadia. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe will work with Rocket Lab on finding paths to get back to orbit. We have more satellite launches in the coming months,\u201d Capella CEO Payam Banazadeh tweeted.<\/p>\n
This is Electron\u2019s third failure since the Rocket reached orbit for the first time in 2018. Previous failures were in July 2020 and May 2021. The Electron rocket has delivered 171 satellites to orbit across 37 successful orbital missions. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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