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RocketLab Launch Thread for We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1), (with recovery attempt) (sh.itjust.works)
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RocketLab Launch Thread for We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)

| Scheduled for | Aug 23 2023, 23:45 | |

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| | Payload | We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1) | | Launch site | LC-1B, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. | | Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |

Quick Facts

  • This will be the 11th Electron from LC-1B, the 5th this year.
  • This will be the 8th launch for Rocket Lab this year.
  • This will be the 40th launch for Rocket Lab .
  • This will be the 1st launch with a flight-proven Rutherford engine.

Where can I watch it?

Youtube Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k2RZO9ghnc

Recovery Attempt

  • This will be the 8th Electron recovery attempt.

What is going to be on board for this flight?

Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space.

Planned Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Previous mission (Baby Come Back) | Next mission (We Will Never Desert You)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Stage 1 subsonic and main parachute deployed!