The ‘Coming to a Storm Near You’ launch is
scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New
Zealand as early as May 25. It will be the second Electron launch
in two weeks to deploy the TROPICS storm monitoring constellation
for NASA
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the
Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, is preparing
for the second of two dedicated Electron launches to deploy a
constellation of storm monitoring satellites for NASA. This
mission, named Coming To A Storm Near You, is scheduled for
lift-off no earlier than 16:00 NZST on May 25th from Launch Complex
1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula.
Launch Window Opens: NZST | 16:00, May 25 UTC | 04:00,
May 25 EDT | 00:00, May 25 PDT| 21:00, May 24
Coming To A Storm Near You marks Rocket Lab’s second of two
TROPICS launches for NASA, following the first launch on May 8th
NZST. Like the previous launch, Coming To A Storm Near You will
send a pair of shoebox-sized satellites to low Earth orbit to
collect tropical storm data more frequently than other weather
satellites. The TROPICS constellation (Time-Resolved Observations
of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation
of Smallsats) will help increase understanding of deadly storms and
improve tropical cyclone forecasts, complementing other NASA and
partner satellites. The TROPICS CubeSats require launch to a
specific orbit at an altitude of 550 kilometers and inclination of
about 30 degrees and all four satellites need to be deployed into
their operational orbit within a 60-day period ahead of the 2023
North American storm season which begins in June.
“The TROPICS constellation has the potential to save lives and
improve our knowledge of deadly storms, so we’re immensely proud to
be part of making it possible,” said Rocket Lab founder and CEO,
Peter Beck. “With one pair of TROPICS satellites now safely in
orbit, we’re pleased to be back on the pad just two weeks later
ready for the next launch. Regular and reliable dedicated small sat
launch is what we developed Electron and our launch sites for, so
it’s a great feeling to be delivering on that for NASA.”
Coming To A Storm Near You will be Rocket Lab’s fifth Electron
mission for 2023 and the Company’s 37th launch overall since Rocket
Lab’s first Electron launch in 2017. The TROPICS launches follow on
from previous successful Electron missions for NASA, including the
ELaNa-19 mission and CAPSTONE mission to the Moon.
The live launch webcast will be available at
www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream from around T-20 minutes on launch
day. Follow launch updates on NASA’s blog and stay connected with
the mission on social media.
Twitter: @NASA_LSP, @NASAEarth, @NASAKennedy, @NASA, @RocketLab
Facebook: NASA, NASA LSP, RocketLabUSA Instagram: @NASA,
@NASAEarth, @RocketLabUSA
+ ABOUT Rocket Lab
Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company with
an established track record of mission success. We deliver reliable
launch services, satellite manufacture, spacecraft components, and
on-orbit management solutions that make it faster, easier and more
affordable to access space. Headquartered in Long Beach,
California, Rocket Lab designs and manufactures the Electron small
orbital launch vehicle, the Photon satellite platform and the
Company is developing the large Neutron launch vehicle for
constellation deployment. Since its first orbital launch in January
2018, Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle has become the second
most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually and has delivered 161
satellites to orbit for private and public sector organizations,
enabling operations in national security, scientific research,
space debris mitigation, Earth observation, climate monitoring, and
communications. Rocket Lab’s Photon spacecraft platform has been
selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as
the first private commercial mission to Venus. Rocket Lab has three
launch pads at two launch sites, including two launch pads at a
private orbital launch site located in New Zealand and a third pad
in Virginia. To learn more, visit www.rocketlabusa.com.
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cause actual future events to differ materially from the
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to our dependence on a limited number of customers; the harsh and
unpredictable environment of space in which our products operate
which could adversely affect our launch vehicle and spacecraft;
increased congestion from the proliferation of low Earth orbit
constellations which could materially increase the risk of
potential collision with space debris or another spacecraft and
limit or impair our launch flexibility and/or access to our own
orbital slots; increased competition in our industry due in part to
rapid technological development and decreasing costs; technological
change in our industry which we may not be able to keep up with or
which may render our services uncompetitive; average selling price
trends; failure of our launch vehicles, spacecraft and components
to operate as intended either due to our error in design in
production or through no fault of our own; launch schedule
disruptions; supply chain disruptions, product delays or failures;
design and engineering flaws; launch failures; natural disasters
and epidemics or pandemics; changes in governmental regulations
including with respect to trade and export restrictions, or in the
status of our regulatory approvals or applications; or other events
that force us to cancel or reschedule launches, including customer
contractual rescheduling and termination rights; risks that
acquisitions do not achieve the anticipated benefits and results;
and the other risks detailed from time to time in Rocket Lab’s
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”),
including under the heading “Risk Factors” in Rocket Lab’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022,
which was filed with the SEC on March 7, 2023, and elsewhere. There
can be no assurance that the future developments affecting Rocket
Lab will be those that we have anticipated. Except as required by
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information, future events or otherwise.
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