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Electron

Launch Vehicle

Electron is a two-stage, expendable small-lift orbital launch vehicle developed and operated by Rocket Lab. It debuted with a test flight in May 2017 from the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand and reached its first fully successful orbital launch in January 2018, powered by nine electric-pump-fed Rutherford engines on its first stage, the first orbital-class rocket to use that engine technology. Electron has since launched from sites in New Zealand and the United States and has demonstrated first-stage ocean recovery.

Facts
Spacecraft Type
Small-lift orbital launch vehicle 2
Launch Date
2017-05-25 2
Manufacturer
Rocket Lab 2
Status
Status (category)
Active 1
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Operated By

Rocket Lab, Space Agencies and Companies
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Manufactured By

Rocket Lab

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Sources
1. Rocket Lab Electron (Wikipedia)
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2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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  • Electron (rocket) article, overview
    a two-stage, expendable orbital launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab
  • Electron (rocket) article, first launch section
    The inaugural flight occurred on May 25, 2017 from Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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Electron (rocket) (Wikipedia)
In Group: American Orbital Launch Vehicles and Upper Stages, Infobox: country-originView the Source
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