{"id":8765,"date":"2023-03-27T19:50:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T11:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-35th-electron-setting-a-new-record-for-fastest-launch-turnaround\/"},"modified":"2023-03-27T19:50:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T11:50:43","slug":"rocket-lab-successfully-launches-35th-electron-setting-a-new-record-for-fastest-launch-turnaround","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-35th-electron-setting-a-new-record-for-fastest-launch-turnaround\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 35th Electron Setting a New Record for Fastest Launch Turnaround"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/RL_C_638154949649433043.jpg\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 35th Electron Setting a New Record for Fastest Launch Turnaround\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/RL_C_638154949649433043.jpg\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/RL_C_638154949649433043.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p>Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, announced it has successfully launched its 35th Electron rocket from Mahia, New Zealand, deploying two multi-spectral Gen-2 satellites to low Earth orbit for BlackSky through launch services provider Spaceflight, Inc. The mission took place just seven days following the Company\u2019s previous Electron mission from Launch Complex 2 in Virginia, setting a new company record for the fastest turnaround between Electron missions.<\/p>\n<p>The mission, named \u201cThe Beat Goes On,\u201d lifted off at 09:14 UTC, 24 March 2023 from Pad B at Launch Complex 1, Rocket Lab\u2019s private launch site on New Zealand\u2019s Mahia Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Electron has repeatedly proven itself as a reliable constellation builder and today we\u2019re proud to deliver mission success once again for BlackSky and Spaceflight after many previous missions together,\u201d said Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck. \u201cLaunching two successful missions just seven days apart from two different hemispheres is a real demonstration of responsive space in action, and successfully splashing down Electron\u2019s first stage as part of our reusability program is the icing on the cake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Beat Goes On\u201d was Rocket Lab\u2019s seventh launch for BlackSky since 2019, helping to build out BlackSky\u2019s growing real-time geospatial intelligence constellation.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to delivering BlackSky\u2019s satellites to orbit, Rocket Lab accomplished a successful ocean splashdown of Electron\u2019s first stage in an effort to make Electron the world\u2019s first reusable orbital small launch vehicle. The first stage will now be transported back to Rocket Lab\u2019s production complex for assessment, testing, and requalification to inform future recovery missions. Pending the outcome of these assessments Rocket Lab may choose to proceed with marine operations as the primary recovery method, opting to transition away from helicopter use.<\/p>\n<p>Rocket Lab is on track this year to surpass its launch record of nine launches set in 2022 with 15 planned launches. Upcoming disclosed Electron missions in 2023 include two launches for the NASA TROPICS constellation, the first of five dedicated missions for Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity provider Kine\u00b4is; several launches for Capella Space, and the launch of a mission to demonstrate space debris removal technology by Astroscale Japan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"true\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rvPcY3SrgAs?&amp;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"fr-draggable\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rocket Lab USA, one of the leading launch and space systems companies, announced it has successfully launched its 35th Electron rocket from Mahia, New Zealand, deploying two multi-spectral Gen-2 satellites to low Earth orbit for BlackSky through launch services provider Spaceflight, Inc. 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