![]() ![]() A live launch webcast will also be available at from around T-40 minutes. The NASA Visitor Center at Wallops will be open for this launch. The Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Atlantic beaches also provide good viewing locations. The Electron rocket launch can be viewed from Chincoteague Island including Robert Reed Park on Main Street or Beach Road spanning the area between Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. "With our inaugural mission from Launch Complex 2, we are immensely proud to expand on this strong launch heritage by enabling a new capability for the nation from Virginian soil. “Electron is well established as the leader in small launch, reliably serving the responsive space needs of the commercial, civil, DoD and national security markets alike," said Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck. The rocket stands at 59 feet high and can carry a payload of 661 pounds, according to the company's website. With two launch complexes combined, Rocket Lab can support more than 130 launch opportunities every year, with flexibility for rapid, responsive launch for government and commercial satellite operators. According to Rocket Lab, Electron is the most frequently launched small orbital rocket globally. Launch Complex 2 supplements Rocket Lab’s existing site, Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, from which 31 Electron missions have already launched. Rocket Lab had previously said a second Electron rocket launch is targeted for January 2023. The launch window has been set following recent progress by NASA in certifying its Autonomous Flight Termination Unit, or NAFTU, software, which is required to enable Electron launches from Virginia. “Rocket Lab’s inaugural launch facilitates our first mid-latitude satellite cluster, which will strengthen the diversity of our geospatial insights for our government and commercial customers across the globe.” "For our fifth cluster of next-generation satellites, we needed optimal orbital flexibility - and Rocket Lab’s new Electron launch pad in Wallops, Virginia provides the perfect domestic capability,” said CEO of HawkEye 360, John Serafini. soil for government and commercial customers. The launch pad was developed to support Electron missions from U.S. It will be Rocket Lab’s first liftoff from Launch Complex 2 at Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. The mission, named “Virginia is for Launch Lovers,” will deploy satellites for leading radio frequency geospatial analytics provider HawkEye 360. Rocket Lab's inaugural launch from NASA Wallops Flight Facility for its Electron mission is planned for Dec. "December 20 may be possible at this stage." ![]()
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