Rocket Lab Prepares to Launch First Mission from Wallops Island
December 17 2022 - 10:02PM
Business Wire
The mission will lift off from Rocket Lab
Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional
Spaceport within the NASA Wallops Flight Facility
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the
Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, is preparing
to launch the Company’s first Electron mission from U.S. soil on
December 18 between 6-8pm ET. The mission will take place from
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic
Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility – a launch
pad developed to support U.S. Electron missions for government and
commercial customers.
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Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle on
the pad at Launch Complex 2 at Virginia's Mid-Atlantic Regional
Spaceport within NASA Wallops Flight Facility. Credit: Trevor
Mahlmann
The “Virginia Is For Launch Lovers” mission will deploy three
satellites for radio frequency geospatial analytics provider
HawkEye 360. The mission is the first of three Electron launches
for HawkEye 360 in a contract that will see Rocket Lab deliver 15
satellites to low Earth orbit between late 2022 and 2024. These
missions will grow HawkEye 360’s constellation of radio frequency
monitoring satellites, enabling the company to better deliver
precise geolocation of radio frequency emissions anywhere in the
world.
While “Virginia Is For Launch Lovers” will be Electron’s first
launch from the U.S., Rocket Lab has already conducted 32 Electron
missions from Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, delivering 152
satellites to orbit for customers including NASA, the National
Reconnaissance Office, DARPA, the U.S. Space Force and a range of
commercial constellation operators. Electron is already the most
frequently launched small orbital rocket globally and now with the
capacity of the pads at Launch Complex 1 and 2 combined, Rocket Lab
has more than 130 Electron launch opportunities every year.
The launch window extends through December 19 to allow for
weather or technical delays if required. Follow Rocket Lab on
Twitter (@RocketLab) for real time mission updates.
Where to watch launch:
Launch fans eager to watch Electron take to Virginia skies for
the first time can visit viewing locations including Robert Reed
Park on Main Street or Beach Road spanning the area between
Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. The Virginia, Maryland and
Delaware Atlantic beaches also provide good viewing locations. The
NASA Visitor Center at Wallops will be open for this launch. A live
launch webcast will also be available at
www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream from around T-40 minutes.
+ 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 152
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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