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Electron

Name: Electron
Brand: Rocket Lab

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Payload LEO

300 kg

Payload SSO

200 kg

Assessment

Small launch vehicle for small and micro satellites (CubeSats); operational since 2018, launching from Mahia (New Zealand) and Wallops (USA). Cargo/satellites only, no crew transport.

Source (provider information)

Technical data

Height18 m

Diameter1.2 m

Liftoff mass13 t

Liftoff thrust190 kN

Stages2

PropellantLOX/RP-1

ReusabilityExpendable

First flight2017

Lead time–

Launch sites

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 (LC-1A & LC-1B)Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 (LC-2)

Price

Price on request

To the provider: Rocket Lab

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