Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 31st Electron Rocket, Breaks Annual Launch Record
October 07 2022 - 3:48PM
Business Wire
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the
Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, today broke
its annual launch record with the launch of “It Argos Up From
Here,” a dedicated launch for General Atomics Electromagnetic
Systems (GA-EMS). The mission was Rocket Lab’s 31st Electron launch
overall and the eighth for the year to date, besting the company’s
previous record of seven launches in 2020. Rocket Lab has now
successfully launched a mission every month since April 2022,
delivering frequent and reliable access to orbit.
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Rocket Lab's 31st Electron mission called
"It Argos Up From Here" at lift off. (Photo: Rocket Lab)
“It Argos Up From Here” lifted off at 17:09 UTC, October 7, 2022
from Rocket Lab’s private orbital launch site, Launch Complex 1, on
New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula. The mission successfully deployed
the GA-EMS-designed and manufactured GAzelle satellite carrying the
Argos-4 Advanced Data Collection (A-DCS) payload. The A-DCS mission
is supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) Cooperative Data and Rescue Services Program, which arranged
the launch through the Hosted Payload Solutions contract vehicle
administered by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command. Now
in orbit, Argos-4 has joined a network of other Argos instruments
to collect a variety of data from both stationary and mobile
transmitters around the world. This vital information helps provide
a better understanding of Earth’s physical and biological
environment, including its weather and climate, biodiversity and
ecosystems, as well as assist with maritime security, offshore
pollution, and humanitarian assistance.
“Congratulations to the teams at General Atomics, NOAA, and
France’s National Center for Space Studies on a successful
mission,” said Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Peter Beck. “Beating our
own annual launch record with such an important spacecraft
delivering critical insights about our planet is a real
privilege.”
Rocket Lab remains on track to continue its monthly launch
cadence for the rest of the year, with missions scheduled from
Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, as well as the inaugural mission
from Launch Complex 2 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on
Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
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+ 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 and the Photon satellite platform and is
developing the Neutron launch vehicle for large spacecraft and
constellations. 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 151
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 second
launch site in Virginia, USA which is expected to become
operational in 2022. To learn more, visit www.rocketlabusa.com.
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