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class="infobox-caption">Electron <a href="/wiki/List_of_Electron_launches#2023" title="List of Electron launches">launching TROPICS</a> in 2023</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Function</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Small-lift_launch_vehicle" title="Small-lift launch vehicle">Small-lift launch vehicle</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data brand"><a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab" title="Rocket Lab">Rocket Lab</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">New Zealand<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />United States<sup id="cite_ref-ars20181017_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ars20181017-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sfi20150502_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sfi20150502-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Project cost</th><td class="infobox-data">US$100 million<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cost per launch</th><td class="infobox-data">About US$7.5 million<sup id="cite_ref-bloomberg02032020_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bloomberg02032020-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wapo10022020_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo10022020-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ccf;">Size</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">18 m (59 ft)<sup id="cite_ref-rocketlab-electron_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlab-electron-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)<sup id="cite_ref-rocketlab-electron_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlab-electron-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">12.5 t (28,000 lb)<sup id="cite_ref-spacelaunchreport-electron_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spacelaunchreport-electron-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stages</th><td class="infobox-data">2–3<sup id="cite_ref-rocketlab-electron_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlab-electron-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pm-stage3_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pm-stage3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ccf;">Capacity <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddf;">Payload to <a href="/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit" title="Low Earth orbit">LEO</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist 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ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ceres-1" title="Ceres-1">Ceres-1</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Epsilon_(rocket)" title="Epsilon (rocket)">Epsilon</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Firefly_Alpha" title="Firefly Alpha">Firefly Alpha</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuaizhou 1">Kuaizhou 1</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_11" title="Long March 11">Long March 11</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Minotaur_I" title="Minotaur I">Minotaur I</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">Shavit</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Small_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Small Satellite Launch Vehicle">SSLV</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ccf;">Launch history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Status</th><td class="infobox-data">Active</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Launch sites</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1" title="Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1">Māhia, LC-1A & 1B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Spaceport" title="Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport">MARS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Spaceport_Launch_Pad_0" title="Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0">LC-2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total launches</th><td class="infobox-data">56<sup id="cite_ref-HASTE_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HASTE-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Success(es)</th><td class="infobox-data">52<sup id="cite_ref-HASTE_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HASTE-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Failure(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data">25 May 2017</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last flight</th><td class="infobox-data">25 November 2024</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;">First stage</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">12.1 m (40 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)<sup id="cite_ref-rocketlab-electron_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlab-electron-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Powered by</th><td class="infobox-data">9 × <a href="/wiki/Rutherford_(rocket_engine)" title="Rutherford (rocket engine)">Rutherford</a><sup id="cite_ref-rocketlab-electron_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlab-electron-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum thrust</th><td class="infobox-data"><abbr title="at sea level">SL</abbr>: 224.3 kN (50,400 lb<sub>f</sub>)<sup id="cite_ref-rocketlab-electron_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlab-electron-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><abbr title="in vacuum">vac</abbr>: 234 kN (53,000 lb<sub>f</sub>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Specific_impulse" title="Specific impulse">Specific impulse</a></th><td class="infobox-data">311 s (3.05 km/s)<sup id="cite_ref-rocketlab-electron_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlab-electron-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/RP-1" title="RP-1">RP-1</a>/<a href="/wiki/LOX" class="mw-redirect" title="LOX">LOX</a><sup id="cite_ref-rocketlab-electron_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlab-electron-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;">Second stage</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)<sup id="cite_ref-rocketlab-electron_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlab-electron-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Powered by</th><td class="infobox-data">1 × <a href="/wiki/Rutherford_(rocket_engine)" title="Rutherford (rocket engine)">Rutherford</a><sup id="cite_ref-rocketlab-electron_8-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlab-electron-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum thrust</th><td class="infobox-data">25.8 kN (5,800 lb<sub>f</sub>)<sup id="cite_ref-rocketlab-electron_8-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlab-electron-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Specific_impulse" title="Specific impulse">Specific impulse</a></th><td class="infobox-data">343 s (3.36 km/s)<sup id="cite_ref-rocketlab-electron_8-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlab-electron-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/RP-1" title="RP-1">RP-1</a>/<a href="/wiki/LOX" class="mw-redirect" title="LOX">LOX</a><sup id="cite_ref-rocketlab-electron_8-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlab-electron-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;">Kick stage (optional) – Photon</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Powered by</th><td class="infobox-data">1 × <a href="/wiki/Curie_(rocket_engine)" title="Curie (rocket engine)">Curie</a><sup id="cite_ref-pm-stage3_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pm-stage3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum thrust</th><td class="infobox-data">0.12 kN (27 lb<sub>f</sub>)<sup id="cite_ref-pm-stage3_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pm-stage3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab#Viscous_liquid_monopropellant" title="Rocket Lab">Viscous liquid monopropellant</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ammonium_perchlorate" title="Ammonium perchlorate">AP</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aluminium" title="Aluminium">Al</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polydimethylsiloxane" title="Polydimethylsiloxane">Polydimethylsiloxane</a>)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This 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(July 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #ddf;">Kick stage (optional) – Photon (modified)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Powered by</th><td class="infobox-data">1 × <a href="/wiki/Curie_(rocket_engine)" title="Curie (rocket engine)">HyperCurie</a><sup id="cite_ref-HyperCurie_1_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HyperCurie_1-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maximum thrust</th><td class="infobox-data">0.4 kN (90 lb<sub>f</sub>)<sup id="cite_ref-pm-stage3-lunar_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pm-stage3-lunar-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Specific_impulse" title="Specific impulse">Specific impulse</a></th><td class="infobox-data">310 s (3.0 km/s)<sup id="cite_ref-pm-stage3-lunar_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pm-stage3-lunar-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Propellant</th><td class="infobox-data"><i>unspecified hypergolic bi-propellant</i></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><div class="metadata" style="text-align: right;">[<a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18471030" class="extiw" title="d:Q18471030">edit on Wikidata</a>]</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Electron</b> is a two-stage, partially <a href="/wiki/Reusable_launch_vehicle" title="Reusable launch vehicle">reusable</a> orbital <a href="/wiki/Launch_vehicle" title="Launch vehicle">launch vehicle</a> developed by <a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab" title="Rocket Lab">Rocket Lab</a>, an American aerospace company with a wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Electron services the commercial <a href="/wiki/Small_satellite" title="Small satellite">small satellite</a> launch market.<sup id="cite_ref-rocketlabs-electron201607_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlabs-electron201607-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It's the third most launched <a href="/wiki/Small-lift_launch_vehicle" title="Small-lift launch vehicle">small-lift launch vehicle</a> in history. Its <a href="/wiki/Rutherford_(rocket_engine)" title="Rutherford (rocket engine)">Rutherford engines</a> are the first <a href="/wiki/Electric-pump-fed_engine" title="Electric-pump-fed engine">electric-pump-fed engine</a> to power an orbital-class rocket.<sup id="cite_ref-popsci_rutherford_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-popsci_rutherford-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Electron is often flown with a kickstage or Rocket Lab's <a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Photon" title="Rocket Lab Photon">Photon</a> spacecraft. Although the rocket was designed to be <a href="/wiki/Expendable_launch_system" title="Expendable launch system">expendable</a>, Rocket Lab has recovered the first stage twice and is working towards the capability of <a href="/wiki/Reusable_launch_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Reusable launch system">reusing</a> the booster.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/List_of_Electron_first_stages" title="List of Electron first stages">Flight 26 (F26)</a> booster has featured the first helicopter catch recovery attempt. Rocket Lab has, however, abandoned the idea of catching Electron. </p><p>In December 2016, Electron completed <a href="/wiki/Flight_qualify" class="mw-redirect" title="Flight qualify">flight qualification</a>. The first rocket was launched on 25 May 2017,<sup id="cite_ref-bbc20170525_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbc20170525-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> reaching space but not achieving orbit due to a glitch in communication equipment on the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-Flight1result_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight1result-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During its second flight on 21 January 2018, Electron reached orbit and deployed three <a href="/wiki/CubeSat" title="CubeSat">CubeSats</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nzh20180121_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzh20180121-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first commercial launch of Electron, and the third launch overall, occurred on 11 November 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, Electron has launched successfully 46 times, with an additional 4 failures, for a grand total of 50 launches. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Electron&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Electron uses two stages with the same diameter (1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)) filled with <a href="/wiki/RP-1" title="RP-1">RP-1</a>/<a href="/wiki/LOX" class="mw-redirect" title="LOX">LOX</a> propellant. The main body of the rocket is constructed using a lightweight <a href="/wiki/Carbon_composite" class="mw-redirect" title="Carbon composite">carbon composite</a> material.<sup id="cite_ref-ft_launch_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ft_launch-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both stages use the <a href="/wiki/Rutherford_(rocket_engine)" title="Rutherford (rocket engine)">Rutherford rocket engine</a>, the first <a href="/wiki/Electric-pump-fed_engine" title="Electric-pump-fed engine">electric-pump-fed engine</a> to power an orbital rocket.<sup id="cite_ref-popsci_rutherford_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-popsci_rutherford-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The electric pumps are powered by <a href="/wiki/Lithium_polymer_battery" title="Lithium polymer battery">lithium-polymer</a> batteries. The second stage uses three batteries which are "hot swapped", two of the batteries are jettisoned once depleted to shed mass.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are nine Rutherford engines on the first stage and one vacuum-optimized version on the second stage.<sup id="cite_ref-b14643-electronnlvdescription_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b14643-electronnlvdescription-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-b14643-electronnlvpropulsion_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b14643-electronnlvpropulsion-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-rocketlabs-propulsion20160919_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlabs-propulsion20160919-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first stage engines deliver 162 kN (36,000 lb<sub>f</sub>) of thrust and the second stage delivers 22 kN (4,900 lb<sub>f</sub>) of thrust. Almost all of the engines' parts are <a href="/wiki/3D_printed" class="mw-redirect" title="3D printed">3D printed</a> to save time and money in the manufacturing process.<sup id="cite_ref-popsci_rutherford_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-popsci_rutherford-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ft_launch_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ft_launch-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rocket Lab has also developed an optional third stage, known as the "kick stage", designed to circularize the orbits of its satellite payloads. The stage also puts satellites into a more accurate orbit in less time. The Electron kick stage is equipped with a single <a href="/wiki/Curie_(rocket_engine)" title="Curie (rocket engine)">Curie</a> engine that is capable of performing multiple burns, uses an unspecified "green" <a href="/wiki/Bipropellant" class="mw-redirect" title="Bipropellant">bipropellant</a>, and is 3D printed. It was first used during Electron's second flight.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The kick stage can transport up to 150 kg (330 lb) of payload.<sup id="cite_ref-:11_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rocket Lab has also developed a derivative spacecraft of the kick stage, <a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab#Photon_satellite_bus" title="Rocket Lab">Photon</a>, which is intended for use on lunar and interplanetary missions. Photon will be capable of delivering small payloads of up to 30 kg (66 lb) into lunar orbit.<sup id="cite_ref-payloadupgrade_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-payloadupgrade-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Electron payload Fairing is 2.5 m (8 feet and 2.4 inches) in length with a 1.2 m (3 feet and 11.2 inches) diameter and a total mass of 44 kg (97 lbm). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Production">Production</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Electron&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Manufacturing the carbon composite components of the main flight structure has traditionally required 400 hours, with extensive hand labor in the process. In late 2019, Rocket Lab brought a new robotic manufacturing capability online to produce all composite parts for an Electron in just 12 hours. The robot was nicknamed "Rosie the Robot", after <a href="/wiki/The_Jetsons" title="The Jetsons">The Jetsons</a> character. The process can make all the carbon fiber structures as well as handle cutting, drilling, and sanding such that the parts are ready for final assembly. The company objective as of November 2019 is to reduce the overall Electron manufacturing cycle to just seven days.<sup id="cite_ref-sn20191113_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sn20191113-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Forbes-20191121_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Forbes-20191121-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Rutherford engine production makes extensive use of <a href="/wiki/Additive_manufacturing" class="mw-redirect" title="Additive manufacturing">additive manufacturing</a> and has since the earliest flights of Electron. This allows the capability to scale production in a relatively straightforward manner by increasing the number and capability of 3D printers.<sup id="cite_ref-sn20191113_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sn20191113-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reusability">Reusability</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Electron&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Reusability"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Electron_reuse_ver.2.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Electron_reuse_ver.2.svg/290px-Electron_reuse_ver.2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="290" height="311" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Electron_reuse_ver.2.svg/435px-Electron_reuse_ver.2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Electron_reuse_ver.2.svg/580px-Electron_reuse_ver.2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="549" /></a><figcaption>Rocket Lab's Electron return phases</figcaption></figure><p>On 6 August 2019, Rocket Lab announced recovery and reflight plans for the <a href="/wiki/First_stage_(rocketry)" class="mw-redirect" title="First stage (rocketry)">first stage</a> of Electron, although plans had started internally from late 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-RL20190806_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RL20190806-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Electron was not originally designed to be a <a href="/wiki/Reusable_launch_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Reusable launch system">reusable</a> <a href="/wiki/Launch_vehicle" title="Launch vehicle">launch vehicle</a> as it is a <a href="/wiki/Small-lift_launch_vehicle" title="Small-lift launch vehicle">small-lift launch vehicle</a> but was pursued due to increased understanding of Electron's performance based on analysis of previous flights through sensors on the vehicle. In addition, reusability was pursued to meet launch demands.<sup id="cite_ref-BeckArsInterview20190807_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BeckArsInterview20190807-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Foust20190806_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Foust20190806-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To counteract decreased payload capacity caused by the added mass of recovery hardware, performance improvements to Electrons are expected.<sup id="cite_ref-Foust20190806_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Foust20190806-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Early phases of recovery included data gathering and surviving atmospheric reentry also known as "The Wall".<sup id="cite_ref-RL20190806_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RL20190806-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CNBCSheez20191206_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNBCSheez20191206-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next phase will require a successful deployment of an aerodynamic decelerator or ballute to slow the booster followed by the deployment of <a href="/wiki/Parafoil" title="Parafoil">parafoil</a> concluded by a touchdown in the ocean. After a successful touchdown in the ocean, the stage would be moved onto a ship for refurbishment and reflight.<sup id="cite_ref-NSF20190819_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSF20190819-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rocket Lab has not released information on aerodynamic decelerator that would be required to slow down the booster after atmospheric reentry.<sup id="cite_ref-BeckArsInterview20190807_37-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BeckArsInterview20190807-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Late phases of Electron reuse would involve using a parafoil and <a href="/wiki/Mid-air_retrieval" title="Mid-air retrieval">mid-air retrieval</a> by a helicopter. After a successful mid-air retrieval the helicopter would bring the Electron to a ship that would bring the stage to the launch site for refurbishment and launch.<sup id="cite_ref-RL20190806_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RL20190806-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later, Rocket Lab abandoned the plan to catch the stage with a helicopter, and will use ocean landing instead. One recovered Rutherford engine passed five full-duration hot fire tests and is declared ready to fly again.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rocket Lab's 40th Electron mission successfully reused a refurbished Rutherford engine from a previous flight.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Aerothermal_decelerator">Aerothermal decelerator</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Electron&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Aerothermal decelerator"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rocket Lab, while investigating reusability, decided that they will not pursue propulsive <a href="/wiki/SpaceX_reusable_launch_system_development_program#Technologies" title="SpaceX reusable launch system development program">recovery like SpaceX</a>. Instead they will use the atmosphere to slow down the booster in what is known as "aerothermal decelerator" technology. The exact methods used are proprietary but may include keeping proper orientation when reentering the atmosphere and other technologies.<sup id="cite_ref-CNBCSheez20191206_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNBCSheez20191206-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vehicle_modification_history">Vehicle modification history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Electron&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Vehicle modification history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Electron initially had a payload capacity of 150–225 kg (331–496 lb) to a 500 km (310 mi) <a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">Sun-synchronous orbit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rocketlab-electron_8-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rocketlab-electron-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mahia_opens_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mahia_opens-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In pursuit of reusability, Rocket Lab has made changes to Electron. <i>Flight 6</i> and <i>7</i> ("That's a Funny Looking Cactus" and "Make it Rain") had instruments on the first stage needed to gather data to help with the reflight program. <i>Flight 8</i> ("Look Ma No Hands") had Brutus, an instrument that collected data from the first stage to study reentry and was designed to be able to survive splashdown in the ocean.<sup id="cite_ref-RL20190806_36-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RL20190806-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NSF20190819_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSF20190819-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Flight 10</i> ("Running out of Fingers") had a block update to the first stage of the Electron to allow the first guided reentry of the first stage booster. Updates included additional hardware for guidance and navigation; onboard flight computers; and <a href="/wiki/S_band" title="S band">S-Band</a> telemetry to both gather and livestream data gathered during reentry. The first stage also had a <a href="/wiki/Reaction_control_system" title="Reaction control system">reaction control system</a> (RCS) to orient the booster.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After stage separation, the first stage using the new hardware installed flipped 180° to prepare for reentry. Throughout the reentry the stage was guided though the atmosphere such that it has the right orientation and angle of attack for the base <a href="/wiki/Heat_shield" title="Heat shield">heat shield</a> to protect the booster from destruction using RCS and onboard computers.<sup id="cite_ref-CNBCSheez20191206_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNBCSheez20191206-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Clark20191206_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clark20191206-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The booster successfully survived its guided re-entry despite having no deceleration hardware onboard and destructively splashed down into the ocean at 900 km/h (250 m/s; 560 mph) as planned if reentry was successful.<sup id="cite_ref-CNBCSheez20191206_39-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNBCSheez20191206-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-flight10booster_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-flight10booster-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rocket Lab had no plans to recover the stage and instead wanted to demonstrate the ability to successfully reenter.<sup id="cite_ref-Clark20191206_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clark20191206-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Flight 11</i> ("Birds of a Feather") demonstrated similar success.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> No further atmospheric reentry tests similar to flight 10 and 11 are expected.<sup id="cite_ref-NSF20200612_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSF20200612-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following <i>Flight 11</i> ("Birds of a Feather"), in mid-February 2020, low altitude tests were done to test parachutes. In April 2020, Rocket Lab shared the successful demonstration of mid-air retrieval done in March 2020. An Electron test article was dropped by a helicopter and deployed its parachutes. A helicopter carrying a long-boom snagged a drogue line from the parachute at 1,500 m (4,900 ft) demonstrating a successful retrieval. Following the catch the test article was brought back to land.<sup id="cite_ref-NSF20200612_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSF20200612-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Clark20200415_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clark20200415-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Flight 16</i> ("Return to Sender"), was the first to recover the first stage booster, with a splashdown into the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Clark20200415_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Clark20200415-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SpaceNews_2020_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SpaceNews_2020-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rocket also lofted thirty payloads into <a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">Sun-synchronous orbit</a>, including a titanium mass simulator in the shape of the garden gnome "Gnome Chompski" from the video game <a href="/wiki/Half-Life_2" title="Half-Life 2">Half-Life 2</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SpaceNews_November_11,_2020_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SpaceNews_November_11,_2020-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ryan_2020_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ryan_2020-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2020, Rocket Lab announced increased payload of Electron to 225–300 kg (496–661 lb). The payload capacity increase was mainly due to battery advancements. The increased payload capacity allows offset of mass added by recovery technology. In addition, more payload mass could be flown on interplanetary missions and others when Electron is expended.<sup id="cite_ref-payloadupgrade_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-payloadupgrade-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fairings">Fairings</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Electron&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Fairings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rocket Lab also announced several custom fairings, including an expanded fairing (1.2x standard), a normal expanded fairing, an extended fairing and a dual stack fairing. The standard fairing has a usable diameter of 1.07 m (3,51 ft) while an expanded fairing has a diameter of 1.56 m (5.12 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Foust20200811_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Foust20200811-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The StriX-α mission for <a href="/wiki/Synspective" title="Synspective">Synspective</a> in December 2020 used an extended fairing.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Autonomous_flight_termination_systems">Autonomous flight termination systems</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Electron&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Autonomous flight termination systems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rocket Lab developed their own <a href="/wiki/Autonomous_flight_termination_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Autonomous flight termination system">AFTS</a> for launches from New Zealand from Dec 2019,<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but for the first launch from US they used the <a href="/w/index.php?title=NASA_Autonomous_Flight_Termination_Unit&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="NASA Autonomous Flight Termination Unit (page does not exist)">NASA Autonomous Flight Termination Unit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Applications">Applications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Electron&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Applications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Electron is designed to launch a 200–300 kg (440–660 lb) payload to a 500 km (310 mi) <a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">Sun-synchronous orbit</a>, suitable for <a href="/wiki/CubeSat" title="CubeSat">CubeSats</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Small_satellite" title="Small satellite">small payloads</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RL08042020_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RL08042020-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2018, Rocket Lab opened a factory large enough to produce more than 50 rockets per year according to the company.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Customers may choose to encapsulate their spacecraft in payload fairings provided by the company, which can be easily attached to the rocket shortly before launch.<sup id="cite_ref-userguide_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-userguide-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The starting price for delivering payloads to orbit is about US$7.5 million per launch, or US$25,000 per kg, which offers the only dedicated service at this price point.<sup id="cite_ref-bloomberg02032020_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bloomberg02032020-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wapo10022020_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wapo10022020-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Moon_Express" title="Moon Express">Moon Express</a> contracted Rocket Lab to launch <a href="/wiki/Lunar_lander" title="Lunar lander">lunar landers</a> (multiple launches contracted, some planned for Moon Express operations after GLXP) on an Electron to compete for the <a href="/wiki/Google_Lunar_X_Prize" title="Google Lunar X Prize">Google Lunar X Prize</a> (GLXP).<sup id="cite_ref-verge_launch_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-verge_launch-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> None of the contenders met the prize deadline, and the competition was closed without a winner.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For sometime after the closure of GLXP, the Moon Express Electron launches remained scheduled, but before February 2020, all the launches of Moon Express using Electron were canceled.<sup id="cite_ref-MoonEx-Feb2020_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MoonEx-Feb2020-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Suborbital_launches">Suborbital launches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Electron&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Suborbital launches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2023, Rocket Lab announced an Electron derivative vehicle named <b>HASTE</b> (<b>Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron</b>) capable of delivering 700 kg on a suborbital trajectory. Customers include Dynetics, who is using the rocket to launch test vehicles under the MACH-TB program.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first launch, DYNAMO-A, occurred on June 18, 2023 from <a href="/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Spaceport_Launch_Pad_0" title="Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0">Launch Complex-2 (LP-0C)</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Spaceport" title="Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport">Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Launch_sites">Launch sites</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Electron&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Launch sites"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1" title="Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1">Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Spaceport_Launch_Pad_0#Launch_Complex-2_(Pad_0C)" title="Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0">Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Launch Pad 0 § Launch Complex-2 (Pad 0C)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_(Sept_2016).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_%28Sept_2016%29.jpg/260px-Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_%28Sept_2016%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_%28Sept_2016%29.jpg/390px-Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_%28Sept_2016%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_%28Sept_2016%29.jpg/520px-Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_%28Sept_2016%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="825" data-file-height="390" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81hia_Peninsula" title="Māhia Peninsula">Māhia</a> <a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1" title="Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1">launch site</a> under construction in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>The rocket is launched from <a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1" title="Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1">Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1</a> on <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81hia_Peninsula" title="Māhia Peninsula">Māhia Peninsula</a>, New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-ft_launch_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ft_launch-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The launch pad's remote and sparsely populated location is intended to enable a high frequency of launches.<sup id="cite_ref-ft_launch_25-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ft_launch-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rocket and launch pad were both privately funded, the first time all parts of an <a href="/wiki/Orbital_spaceflight" title="Orbital spaceflight">orbital launch</a> operation were entirely run by the <a href="/wiki/Private_sector" title="Private sector">private sector</a> (other <a href="/wiki/Private_spaceflight" title="Private spaceflight">private spaceflight</a> companies lease launch facilities from government agencies or only launch <a href="/wiki/Suborbital_rocket" class="mw-redirect" title="Suborbital rocket">suborbital rockets</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-ft_launch_25-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ft_launch-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mahia_opens_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mahia_opens-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2018, Rocket Lab selected Virginia Space's <a href="/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Spaceport" title="Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport">Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport</a> (MARS) at the <a href="/wiki/Wallops_Flight_Facility" title="Wallops Flight Facility">Wallops Flight Facility</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>, as its future secondary launch site in the United States, called <a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2">Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Launch Complex 2 (LC-2) is expected to serve government customers.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first launch from LC-2 happened on 24 January 2023. An Electron rocket successfully orbited 3 satellites.<sup id="cite_ref-lc2firstlaunch_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lc2firstlaunch-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Additionally, the <a href="/wiki/UK_Space_Agency" title="UK Space Agency">UK Space Agency</a> is giving <a href="/wiki/Highlands_and_Islands_Enterprise" title="Highlands and Islands Enterprise">Highlands and Islands Enterprise</a> the opportunity to develop an Electron launch pad on the <a href="/wiki/A%27_Mh%C3%B2ine" title="A' Mhòine">A' Mhòine</a> Peninsula in <a href="/wiki/Sutherland" title="Sutherland">Sutherland</a>, Scotland.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The location would be named <a href="/wiki/Sutherland_spaceport" title="Sutherland spaceport">Sutherland spaceport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Launch_history">Launch history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Electron&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Launch history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Electron_launches" title="List of Electron launches">List of Electron launches</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:200131-D-RQ659-0001.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/200131-D-RQ659-0001.JPG/290px-200131-D-RQ659-0001.JPG" decoding="async" width="290" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/200131-D-RQ659-0001.JPG/435px-200131-D-RQ659-0001.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/200131-D-RQ659-0001.JPG/580px-200131-D-RQ659-0001.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption>A National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload was successfully launched aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Launch Complex-1</figcaption></figure> <p>The Electron has flown 56 times since May 2017, with a total of 52 successes and 4 failures, Including 2 suborbital flight from the HASTE program. The initial test flight, called "It's a Test", failed due to a glitch in communication equipment on the ground, but the follow-up missions, called "Still Testing", "It's Business Time" and "This One's For Pickering", delivered multiple small payloads to low Earth orbit.<sup id="cite_ref-Flight1analysis_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight1analysis-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-spacenews20170807_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spacenews20170807-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2019, a mission named "Look Ma, No Hands" successfully delivered four satellites to orbit,<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in October 2019, the mission named "As the Crow Flies" successfully launched from <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81hia_LC-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Māhia LC-1">Māhia LC-1</a>, deploying a small satellite and its <a href="/wiki/Rocket_stage" class="mw-redirect" title="Rocket stage">kick stage</a> into a 400 km parking orbit.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2020, the thirteenth Electron rocket launch failed with customer payloads on board, the first failure after the maiden flight.<sup id="cite_ref-RL13failure_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RL13failure-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2021, the twentieth launch also failed.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_launches">Notable launches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Electron&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Notable launches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>"Still Testing", Electron's first successful launch<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Educational_Launch_of_Nanosatellites" title="Educational Launch of Nanosatellites">ELaNa-19</a> "This One's For <a href="/wiki/Bill_Pickering_(rocket_scientist)" title="Bill Pickering (rocket scientist)">Pickering</a>", Electron's first NASA-sponsored launch<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>NROL-151, "Birds of a Feather", Electron's first NRO-sponsored launch<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"Return to Sender", Electron's first ocean recovery of the first stage<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>"It's a little Chile up here", Electron's first launch of the Space Test Program.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/CAPSTONE" title="CAPSTONE">CAPSTONE</a>, Electron's first launch to the Moon.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HawkEye_360" title="HawkEye 360">HawkEye 360 Cluster 6</a>, "Virginia is for Launch Lovers", Electron's first launch from Launch Complex 2 at the <a href="/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Spaceport" title="Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport">Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Launch_statistics">Launch statistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Electron&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Launch statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="excerpt-block"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable dablink excerpt-hat selfref">This section is an excerpt from <a href="/wiki/List_of_Electron_launches#Launch_statistics" title="List of Electron launches">List of Electron launches § Launch statistics</a>.<span class="mw-editsection-like plainlinks"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Electron_launches&action=edit">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><div class="excerpt"> <style 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href="/w/index.php?title=Module:Excerpt&action=edit&section=T-1" title="Edit section: Launch outcomes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="padding-top:10px;margin-top:1em;max-width:420px;" class="chart noresize"> <div style="position:relative;min-height:320px;min-width:420px;max-width:420px;"> <div style="float:right;position:relative;min-height:240px;min-width:320px;max-width:320px;border-left:1px black solid;border-bottom:1px black solid;"> <div style="position:absolute;left:3.5px;top:224px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:maroon;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid maroon;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Orbital Launch Failure: 1 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:108.5px;top:224px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:maroon;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid maroon;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Orbital Launch Failure: 1 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:143.5px;top:224px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:maroon;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid maroon;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Orbital Launch Failure: 1 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:213.5px;top:224px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:maroon;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid maroon;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Orbital Launch Failure: 1 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:38.5px;top:192px;height:47px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:ForestGreen;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid ForestGreen;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Orbital Launch Success: 3 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:73.5px;top:144px;height:95px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:ForestGreen;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid ForestGreen;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Orbital Launch Success: 6 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:108.5px;top:128px;height:95px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:ForestGreen;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid ForestGreen;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Orbital Launch Success: 6 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:143.5px;top:144px;height:79px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:ForestGreen;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid ForestGreen;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Orbital Launch Success: 5 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:178.5px;top:96px;height:143px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:ForestGreen;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid ForestGreen;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Orbital Launch Success: 9 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:213.5px;top:96px;height:127px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:ForestGreen;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid ForestGreen;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Orbital Launch Success: 8 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:248.5px;top:32px;height:207px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:ForestGreen;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid ForestGreen;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Orbital Launch Success: 13 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:213.5px;top:80px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:LightGreen;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid LightGreen;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Sub-orbital Launch Success: 1 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:248.5px;top:16px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:LightGreen;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid LightGreen;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Sub-orbital Launch Success: 1 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:248.5px;top:0px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:LightBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid LightBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Scheduled Orbital Missions: 1 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:283.5px;top:48px;height:191px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:LightBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid LightBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Scheduled Orbital Missions: 12 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:283.5px;top:0px;height:47px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:#F2ECCE;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #F2ECCE;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Scheduled Sub-Orbital Missions: 3 launches"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;height:240px;min-width:100px;max-width:100px;"> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:182px;padding:0 2px">3</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:192px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:134px;padding:0 2px">6</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:144px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:86px;padding:0 2px">9</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:96px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:38px;padding:0 2px">12</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:48px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:-10px;padding:0 2px">15</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:0px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;top:240px;left:100px;width:320px;"> <div style="position:absolute;left:1px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2017</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:17.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:36px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2018</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:52.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:71px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2019</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:87.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:106px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2020</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:122.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:141px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2021</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:157.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:176px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2022</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:192.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:211px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2023</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:227.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:246px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2024</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:262.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:281px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2025</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:297.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> </div> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style:none;column-width:12em;"><li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:maroon;border:1px solid maroon;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> Orbital Launch Failure</li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:ForestGreen;border:1px solid ForestGreen;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> Orbital Launch Success</li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:Orange;border:1px solid Orange;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> Sub-orbital Launch Failure</li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:LightGreen;border:1px solid LightGreen;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> Sub-orbital Launch Success</li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:LightBlue;border:1px solid LightBlue;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> Scheduled Orbital Missions</li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:#F2ECCE;border:1px solid #F2ECCE;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> Scheduled Sub-Orbital Missions</li></ul> </div> </div> </td> <td class="col-break"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Launch_sites_2">Launch sites</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Module:Excerpt&action=edit&section=T-2" title="Edit section: Launch sites"><span>edit</span></a><span 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style="position:absolute;left:178.5px;top:192px;height:47px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:orange;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid orange;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="[[Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1|Mahia LC-1A]]: 3 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:248.5px;top:224px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:orange;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid orange;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="[[Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1|Mahia LC-1A]]: 1 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:178.5px;top:96px;height:95px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:yellow;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid yellow;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Mahia LC-1B: 6 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:213.5px;top:128px;height:111px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:yellow;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid yellow;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Mahia LC-1B: 7 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:248.5px;top:48px;height:175px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:yellow;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid yellow;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Mahia LC-1B: 11 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:213.5px;top:80px;height:47px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:MediumBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid MediumBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="[[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport|MARS]] LC-2: 3 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:248.5px;top:16px;height:31px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:MediumBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid MediumBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="[[Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport|MARS]] LC-2: 2 launches"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;height:240px;min-width:100px;max-width:100px;"> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:182px;padding:0 2px">3</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:192px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:134px;padding:0 2px">6</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:144px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:86px;padding:0 2px">9</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:96px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:38px;padding:0 2px">12</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:48px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:-10px;padding:0 2px">15</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:0px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;top:240px;left:100px;width:320px;"> <div style="position:absolute;left:1px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2017</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:17.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:36px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2018</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:52.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:71px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2019</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:87.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:106px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2020</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:122.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:141px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2021</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:157.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:176px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2022</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:192.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:211px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2023</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:227.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:246px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2024</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:262.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:281px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2025</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:297.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> </div> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style:none;column-width:12em;"><li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:orange;border:1px solid orange;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1" title="Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1">Mahia LC-1A</a></li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:yellow;border:1px solid yellow;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> Mahia LC-1B</li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:MediumBlue;border:1px solid MediumBlue;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_Regional_Spaceport" title="Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport">MARS</a> LC-2</li></ul> </div> </div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Booster_tests_and_recoveries">Booster tests and recoveries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Module:Excerpt&action=edit&section=T-3" title="Edit section: Booster tests and recoveries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="padding-top:10px;margin-top:1em;max-width:420px;" class="chart noresize"> <div style="position:relative;min-height:320px;min-width:420px;max-width:420px;"> <div style="float:right;position:relative;min-height:240px;min-width:320px;max-width:320px;border-left:1px black solid;border-bottom:1px black solid;"> <div style="position:absolute;left:3.5px;top:224px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:#ddd;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #ddd;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="No Attempt: 1"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:38.5px;top:192px;height:47px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:#ddd;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #ddd;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="No Attempt: 3"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:73.5px;top:160px;height:79px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:#ddd;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #ddd;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="No Attempt: 5"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:108.5px;top:160px;height:79px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:#ddd;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #ddd;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="No Attempt: 5"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:143.5px;top:176px;height:63px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:#ddd;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #ddd;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="No Attempt: 4"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:178.5px;top:128px;height:111px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:#ddd;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #ddd;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="No Attempt: 7"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:213.5px;top:128px;height:111px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:#ddd;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #ddd;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="No Attempt: 7"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:248.5px;top:32px;height:207px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:#ddd;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #ddd;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="No Attempt: 13"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:73.5px;top:144px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:#68f;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #68f;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Atmospheric Test Success: 1"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:108.5px;top:144px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:#68f;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #68f;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Atmospheric Test Success: 1"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:108.5px;top:128px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:MediumBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid MediumBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Ocean Recovery Success: 1"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:143.5px;top:144px;height:31px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:MediumBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid MediumBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Ocean Recovery Success: 2"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:213.5px;top:80px;height:47px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:MediumBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid MediumBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Ocean Recovery Success: 3"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:248.5px;top:16px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:MediumBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid MediumBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Ocean Recovery Success: 1"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:178.5px;top:96px;height:31px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:#fc3;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid #fc3;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Aerial Capture Partial Failure: 2"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;height:240px;min-width:100px;max-width:100px;"> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:182px;padding:0 2px">3</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:192px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:134px;padding:0 2px">6</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:144px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:86px;padding:0 2px">9</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:96px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:38px;padding:0 2px">12</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:48px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:-10px;padding:0 2px">15</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:0px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;top:240px;left:100px;width:320px;"> <div style="position:absolute;left:1px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2017</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:17.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:36px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2018</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:52.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:71px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2019</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:87.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:106px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2020</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:122.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:141px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2021</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:157.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:176px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2022</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:192.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:211px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2023</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:227.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:246px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2024</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:262.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:281px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2025</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:297.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> </div> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style:none;column-width:12em;"><li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:#ddd;border:1px solid #ddd;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> No Attempt</li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:#68f;border:1px solid #68f;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> Atmospheric Test Success</li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:MediumBlue;border:1px solid MediumBlue;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> Ocean Recovery Success</li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:#fc3;border:1px solid #fc3;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> Aerial Capture Partial Failure</li></ul> </div> </div> </td> <td class="col-break"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rocket_configurations">Rocket configurations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Module:Excerpt&action=edit&section=T-4" title="Edit section: Rocket configurations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="padding-top:10px;margin-top:1em;max-width:420px;" class="chart noresize"> <div style="position:relative;min-height:320px;min-width:420px;max-width:420px;"> <div style="float:right;position:relative;min-height:240px;min-width:320px;max-width:320px;border-left:1px black solid;border-bottom:1px black solid;"> <div style="position:absolute;left:3.5px;top:224px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:LightSteelBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid LightSteelBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Block 1: 1 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:38.5px;top:192px;height:47px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:LightSteelBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid LightSteelBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Block 1: 3 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:73.5px;top:160px;height:79px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:LightSteelBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid LightSteelBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Block 1: 5 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:108.5px;top:160px;height:79px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:LightSteelBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid LightSteelBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Block 1: 5 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:143.5px;top:176px;height:63px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:LightSteelBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid LightSteelBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Block 1: 4 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:178.5px;top:128px;height:111px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:LightSteelBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid LightSteelBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Block 1: 7 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:213.5px;top:144px;height:95px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:LightSteelBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid LightSteelBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Block 1: 6 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:248.5px;top:48px;height:191px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:LightSteelBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid LightSteelBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Block 1: 12 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:73.5px;top:144px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:SteelBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid SteelBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Block upgrade (Recovery Hardware): 1 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:108.5px;top:128px;height:31px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:SteelBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid SteelBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Block upgrade (Recovery Hardware): 2 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:143.5px;top:144px;height:31px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:SteelBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid SteelBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Block upgrade (Recovery Hardware): 2 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:178.5px;top:96px;height:31px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:SteelBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid SteelBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Block upgrade (Recovery Hardware): 2 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:213.5px;top:96px;height:47px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:SteelBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid SteelBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Block upgrade (Recovery Hardware): 3 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:248.5px;top:32px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:SteelBlue;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid SteelBlue;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="Block upgrade (Recovery Hardware): 1 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:213.5px;top:80px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:LightGreen;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid LightGreen;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="HASTE (Sub-Orbital): 1 launches"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:248.5px;top:16px;height:15px;min-width:26px;max-width:26px;background-color:LightGreen;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;border:1px solid LightGreen;border-bottom:none;overflow:hidden;" title="HASTE (Sub-Orbital): 1 launches"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;height:240px;min-width:100px;max-width:100px;"> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:182px;padding:0 2px">3</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:192px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:134px;padding:0 2px">6</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:144px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:86px;padding:0 2px">9</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:96px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:38px;padding:0 2px">12</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:48px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;height=20px;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle;width:90px;top:-10px;padding:0 2px">15</div> <div style="position:absolute;height=1px;min-width:5px;top:0px;left:96px;border:1px solid black;"></div> </div> <div style="position:absolute;top:240px;left:100px;width:320px;"> <div style="position:absolute;left:1px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2017</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:17.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:36px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2018</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:52.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:71px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2019</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:87.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:106px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2020</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:122.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:141px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2021</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:157.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:176px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2022</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:192.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:211px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2023</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:227.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:246px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2024</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:262.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> <div style="position:absolute;left:281px;top:10px;min-width:33px;max-width:33px;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;">2025</div> <div style="position:absolute;left:297.5px;height:10px;width:1px;border-left:1px solid black;"></div> </div> </div> <div> <ul style="list-style:none;column-width:12em;"><li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:LightSteelBlue;border:1px solid LightSteelBlue;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> Block 1</li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:SteelBlue;border:1px solid SteelBlue;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> Block upgrade (Recovery Hardware)</li> <li><span style="padding:0 1em;background-color:LightGreen;border:1px solid LightGreen;margin-right:1em;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;"> </span> HASTE (Sub-Orbital)</li></ul> </div> </div> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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families">Comparison of orbital launcher families</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_orbital_launch_systems" title="Comparison of orbital launch systems">Comparison of orbital launch systems</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Small-lift_launch_vehicle" title="Small-lift launch vehicle">Small-lift launch vehicle</a> – Rocket able to lift 2,000 kg to low Earth orbit</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_1" title="Falcon 1">Falcon 1</a> – Expendable launch system by SpaceX</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firefly_Alpha" title="Firefly Alpha">Firefly Alpha</a> – Two-stage operational orbital rocket, about 1,070 kg to LEO</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miura_5" title="Miura 5">Miura 5</a> – European orbital recoverable rocket of the company PLD Space</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vector-R" title="Vector-R">Vector-R</a> – Two stage Launch vehicle, 60 kg payload to LEO</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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(rocket family)">Angara</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Angara-1.2" title="Angara-1.2">1.2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angara_A5" title="Angara A5">A5</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_6" title="Ariane 6">Ariane 6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_V" title="Atlas V">Atlas V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceres-1" title="Ceres-1">Ceres</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ceres-1_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceres-1 (rocket)">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceres-1_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceres-1 (rocket)">1S</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chollima-1" title="Chollima-1">Chollima-1</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Electron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_Block_5" title="Falcon 9 Block 5">Falcon 9 Block 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_Heavy" title="Falcon Heavy">Falcon Heavy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firefly_Alpha" title="Firefly Alpha">Firefly Alpha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gravity-1" title="Gravity-1">Gravity-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle">GSLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-IIA" title="H-IIA">H-IIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H3_(rocket)" title="H3 (rocket)">H3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyperbola-1" title="Hyperbola-1">Hyperbola-1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jielong_(rocket_family)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jielong (rocket family) (page does not exist)">Jielong</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jielong_1" title="Jielong 1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jielong_3" title="Jielong 3">3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAIROS_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="KAIROS (rocket)">KAIROS</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaituozhe_(rocket_family)" title="Kaituozhe (rocket family)">Kaituozhe 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinetica_1" title="Kinetica 1">Kinetica 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou" title="Kuaizhou">Kuaizhou</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuaizhou 1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou_1A" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuaizhou 1A">1A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou_11" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuaizhou 11">11</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_(rocket_family)" title="Long March (rocket family)">Long March</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2C" title="Long March 2C">2C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2D" title="Long March 2D">2D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2F" title="Long March 2F">2F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3A" title="Long March 3A">3A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3B" title="Long March 3B">3B/E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3C" title="Long March 3C">3C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_4B" title="Long March 4B">4B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_4C" title="Long March 4C">4C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_5" title="Long March 5">5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_5B" class="mw-redirect" title="Long March 5B">5B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_6" title="Long March 6">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_6A" title="Long March 6A">6A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_7" title="Long March 7">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_7A" class="mw-redirect" title="Long March 7A">7A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_8" title="Long March 8">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_11" title="Long March 11">11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_11" title="Long March 11">11H</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LVM3" title="LVM3">LVM3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minotaur_(rocket_family)" title="Minotaur (rocket family)">Minotaur</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Minotaur_I" title="Minotaur I">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minotaur_IV" title="Minotaur IV">IV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minotaur_V" title="Minotaur V">V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minotaur-C" title="Minotaur-C">C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuri_(rocket)" title="Nuri (rocket)">Nuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OS-M1" class="mw-redirect" title="OS-M1">OS-M1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pegasus_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pegasus (rocket)">Pegasus XL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proton-M" title="Proton-M">Proton-M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polar_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle">PSLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qaem_100" title="Qaem 100">Qaem 100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qased_(rocket)" title="Qased (rocket)">Qased</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">Shavit 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simorgh_(rocket)" title="Simorgh (rocket)">Simorgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_System" title="Space Launch System">SLS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_System#Block_variants" title="Space Launch System">Block 1</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-2" title="Soyuz-2">Soyuz-2</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-2.1a" class="mw-redirect" title="Soyuz-2.1a">2.1a / STA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-2.1b" class="mw-redirect" title="Soyuz-2.1b">2.1b / STB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-2-1v" class="mw-redirect" title="Soyuz-2-1v">2-1v</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Small_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Small Satellite Launch Vehicle">SSLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SpaceX_Starship" title="SpaceX Starship">Starship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tianlong-2" title="Tianlong-2">Tianlong-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unha" title="Unha">Unha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">Vega</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vega_C" title="Vega C">C</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vulcan_Centaur" title="Vulcan Centaur">Vulcan Centaur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LandSpace" title="LandSpace">Zhuque</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Zhuque-2" title="Zhuque-2">2</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">In development</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">Antares 330</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloostar" class="mw-redirect" title="Bloostar">Bloostar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyclone-4M" title="Cyclone-4M">Cyclone-4M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstellar_Technologies#DECA_orbital_rocket" title="Interstellar Technologies">Deca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epsilon_(rocket)#Epsilon_S" title="Epsilon (rocket)">Epsilon S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilmour_Space_Technologies#Eris_orbital_rocket" title="Gilmour Space Technologies">Eris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orienspace" title="Orienspace">Gravity-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyperbola-2" class="mw-redirect" title="Hyperbola-2">Hyperbola-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irtysh_(rocket)" title="Irtysh (rocket)">Irtysh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou" title="Kuaizhou">Kuaizhou</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou_21" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuaizhou 21">21</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuaizhou_31" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuaizhou 31">31</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_(rocket_family)" title="Long March (rocket family)">Long March</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_9" title="Long March 9">9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_10" title="Long March 10">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_12" title="Long March 12">12</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miura_5" title="Miura 5">Miura 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Firefly_Aerospace#MLV" title="Firefly Aerospace">MLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Neutron" title="Rocket Lab Neutron">Neutron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Glenn" title="New Glenn">New Glenn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Line_1" class="mw-redirect" title="New Line 1">New Line 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Next_Generation_Launch_Vehicle" title="Next Generation Launch Vehicle">NGLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke_Space_Nova" title="Stoke Space Nova">Nova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OneSpace#OS-M_series" title="OneSpace">OS-M</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/OneSpace#OS-M_series" title="OneSpace">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OneSpace#OS-M_series" title="OneSpace">4</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orbex#Prime" title="Orbex">Orbex Prime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallas-1" title="Pallas-1">Pallas-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BluShift_Aerospace#Red_Dwarf" title="BluShift Aerospace">Red Dwarf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_System" title="Space Launch System">SLS</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_System#Block_variants" title="Space Launch System">Block 1B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Launch_System#Block_variants" title="Space Launch System">Block 2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-7_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Soyuz-7 (rocket)">Soyuz-7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terran_R" title="Terran R">Terran R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tianlong-3" title="Tianlong-3">Tianlong-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VLM_(rocket)" title="VLM (rocket)">VLM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vega_E" class="mw-redirect" title="Vega E">Vega E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interstellar_Technologies#ZERO_orbital_rocket" title="Interstellar Technologies">Zero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LandSpace" title="LandSpace">Zhuque</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/LandSpace#Zhuque-3" title="LandSpace">3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zuljanah_(rocket)" title="Zuljanah (rocket)">Zuljanah</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Retired</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">Antares</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">110</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">120</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">130</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">230</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antares_(rocket)" title="Antares (rocket)">230+</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_(rocket_family)" title="Ariane (rocket family)">Ariane</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_1" title="Ariane 1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_2" title="Ariane 2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_3" title="Ariane 3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_4" title="Ariane 4">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_5" title="Ariane 5">5</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augmented_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle">ASLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athena_(rocket_family)" title="Athena (rocket family)">Athena</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Athena_I" title="Athena I">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athena_II" title="Athena II">II</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_(rocket_family)" title="Atlas (rocket family)">Atlas</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SM-65B_Atlas" title="SM-65B Atlas">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-65D_Atlas" title="SM-65D Atlas">D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_E/F" title="Atlas E/F">E/F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_G" title="Atlas G">G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_H" title="Atlas H">H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_I" title="Atlas I">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_II" title="Atlas II">II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_III" title="Atlas III">III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_LV-3B" title="Atlas LV-3B">LV-3B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas_SLV-3" title="Atlas SLV-3">SLV-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas-Able" title="Atlas-Able">Able</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas-Agena" title="Atlas-Agena">Agena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlas-Centaur" title="Atlas-Centaur">Centaur</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Arrow" title="Black Arrow">Black Arrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conestoga_(rocket)" title="Conestoga (rocket)">Conestoga</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_(rocket_family)" title="Delta (rocket family)">Delta</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Delta_A" title="Delta A">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_B" title="Delta B">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_C" title="Delta C">C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_D" title="Delta D">D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_E" title="Delta E">E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_G" title="Delta G">G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_J" title="Delta J">J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_L" title="Delta L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_M" title="Delta M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_N" title="Delta N">N</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_0100" title="Delta 0100">0100</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_1000" title="Delta 1000">1000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_2000" title="Delta 2000">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_3000" title="Delta 3000">3000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_4000" title="Delta 4000">4000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_5000" title="Delta 5000">5000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_II" title="Delta II">II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_III" title="Delta III">III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_IV" title="Delta IV">IV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_IV_Heavy" title="Delta IV Heavy">IV Heavy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diamant_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Diamant (rocket)">Diamant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dnepr_(rocket)" title="Dnepr (rocket)">Dnepr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energia_(rocket)" title="Energia (rocket)">Energia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Epsilon_(rocket)" title="Epsilon (rocket)">Epsilon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">Europa</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">I</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Europa_(rocket)" title="Europa (rocket)">II</a><sup>†</sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_1" title="Falcon 1">Falcon 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9" title="Falcon 9">Falcon 9</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_v1.0" title="Falcon 9 v1.0">v1.0</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_v1.1" title="Falcon 9 v1.1">v1.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9_Full_Thrust" title="Falcon 9 Full Thrust">v1.2 "Full Thrust"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feng_Bao_1" title="Feng Bao 1">Feng Bao 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geosynchronous_Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle">GSLV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/GSLV_Mk_I" class="mw-redirect" title="GSLV Mk I">Mk I</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-I" title="H-I">H-I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-II" title="H-II">H-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/H-IIB" title="H-IIB">H-IIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juno_I" title="Juno I">Juno I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juno_II" title="Juno II">Juno II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaituozhe-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaituozhe-1">Kaituozhe-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_(rocket_family)" title="Kosmos (rocket family)">Kosmos</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos_(rocket_family)" title="Kosmos (rocket family)">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-1" title="Kosmos-1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-2I" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosmos-2I">2/2I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-3" class="mw-redirect" title="Kosmos-3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosmos-3M" title="Kosmos-3M">3M</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lambda_(rocket_family)" title="Lambda (rocket family)">Lambda</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lambda_4S" title="Lambda 4S">4S</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LauncherOne" title="LauncherOne">LauncherOne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_(rocket_family)" title="Long March (rocket family)">Long March</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_1" title="Long March 1">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_1D" title="Long March 1D">1D</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2A" title="Long March 2A">2A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_2E" title="Long March 2E">2E</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3" title="Long March 3">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_3B" title="Long March 3B">3B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_4A" title="Long March 4A">4A</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mu_(rocket_family)" title="Mu (rocket family)">Mu</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/M-4S" class="mw-redirect" title="M-4S">4S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3C" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3C">3C</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3H" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3H">3H</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3S" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3S">3S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-3SII" class="mw-redirect" title="M-3SII">3SII</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M-V" title="M-V">V</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N1_(rocket)" title="N1 (rocket)">N1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N-I_(rocket)" title="N-I (rocket)">N-I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N-II_(rocket)" title="N-II (rocket)">N-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naro-1" title="Naro-1">Naro-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paektusan_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Paektusan (rocket)">Paektusan</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NOTS-EV-1_Pilot" title="NOTS-EV-1 Pilot">Pilot-2</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-7_(rocket_family)" title="R-7 (rocket family)">R-7</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Luna_(rocket)" title="Luna (rocket)">Luna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molniya_(rocket)" title="Molniya (rocket)">Molniya</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Molniya-M" title="Molniya-M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Molniya-L" class="mw-redirect" title="Molniya-L">L</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polyot_(rocket)" title="Polyot (rocket)">Polyot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz_(rocket_family)" title="Soyuz (rocket family)">Soyuz</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz_(rocket)" title="Soyuz (rocket)">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-FG" title="Soyuz-FG">FG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-L" title="Soyuz-L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-M" title="Soyuz-M">M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-U" title="Soyuz-U">U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz-U2" title="Soyuz-U2">U2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soyuz/Vostok" title="Soyuz/Vostok">Soyuz/Vostok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sputnik_(rocket)" title="Sputnik (rocket)">Sputnik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voskhod_(rocket)" title="Voskhod (rocket)">Voskhod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok_(rocket_family)" title="Vostok (rocket family)">Vostok</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-L" title="Vostok-L">L</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-K" title="Vostok-K">K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-2_(rocket)" title="Vostok-2 (rocket)">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vostok-2M" title="Vostok-2M">2M</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-29_Vysota" title="R-29 Vysota">R-29</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shtil%27" title="Shtil'">Shtil'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Volna" title="Volna">Volna</a><sup>†</sup></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Astra_Rocket" title="Astra Rocket">Rocket 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RS1_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="RS1 (rocket)">RS1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">Safir</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">1A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Safir_(rocket)" title="Safir (rocket)">1B</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_(rocket_family)" title="Saturn (rocket family)">Saturn</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_I" title="Saturn I">I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_IB" title="Saturn IB">IB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturn_V" title="Saturn V">V</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_(rocket_family)" title="Scout (rocket family)">Scout</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-1" title="Scout X-1">X-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RM-90_Blue_Scout_II" title="RM-90 Blue Scout II">Blue Scout II</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-2" title="Scout X-2">X-2</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-2M" title="Scout X-2M">X-2M</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_X-3&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout X-3 (page does not exist)">X-3</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_X-3M&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout X-3M (page does not exist)">X-3M</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_X-4&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout X-4 (page does not exist)">X-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_X-2B" title="Scout X-2B">X-2B</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_B" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout B">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_A" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout A">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_B-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout B-1">B-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_D-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout D-1">D-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_A-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout A-1">A-1</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scout_E-1&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scout E-1 (page does not exist)">E-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_F-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout F-1">F-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scout_G-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Scout G-1">G-1</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">Shavit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shavit_2" title="Shavit 2">1</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satellite_Launch_Vehicle" title="Satellite Launch Vehicle">SLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle" title="Space Shuttle">Space Shuttle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SPARK_(rocket)" title="SPARK (rocket)">SPARK</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sparta_(rocket)" title="Sparta (rocket)">Sparta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS-520#SS-520-4" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-520">SS-520</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Start-1" title="Start-1">Start-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terran_1" title="Terran 1">Terran 1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor_(rocket_family)" title="Thor (rocket family)">Thor</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Able" title="Thor-Able">Able</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Ablestar" title="Thor-Ablestar">Ablestar</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Ablestar" title="Thor-Ablestar">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Ablestar" title="Thor-Ablestar">2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">Agena</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Agena" title="Thor-Agena">D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Burner" title="Thor-Burner">Burner</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Burner" title="Thor-Burner">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Burner" title="Thor-Burner">2</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor-Delta" title="Thor-Delta">Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thor_DSV-2U" title="Thor DSV-2U">DSV-2U</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorad-Agena" title="Thorad-Agena">Thorad-Agena</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thorad-Agena" title="Thorad-Agena">SLV-2G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thorad-Agena" title="Thorad-Agena">SLV-2H</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_(rocket_family)" title="Titan (rocket family)">Titan</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Titan_II_GLV" title="Titan II GLV">II GLV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIA" title="Titan IIIA">IIIA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIB" title="Titan IIIB">IIIB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIC" title="Titan IIIC">IIIC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIID" title="Titan IIID">IIID</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IIIE" title="Titan IIIE">IIIE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_34D" title="Titan 34D">34D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_23G" title="Titan 23G">23G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commercial_Titan_III" title="Commercial Titan III">CT-3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titan_IV" title="Titan IV">IV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon" title="Tsyklon">Tsyklon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R-36_(missile)" title="R-36 (missile)">R-36-O</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon" title="Tsyklon">original</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon-2" title="Tsyklon-2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsyklon-3" title="Tsyklon-3">3</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Universal_Rocket" title="Universal Rocket">Universal Rocket</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Proton_(rocket_family)" title="Proton (rocket family)">UR-500 Proton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proton-K" title="Proton-K">Proton-K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rokot" title="Rokot">Rokot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strela_(rocket)" title="Strela (rocket)">Strela</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanguard_(rocket)" title="Vanguard (rocket)">Vanguard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">Vega</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vega_(rocket)" title="Vega (rocket)">original</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VLS-1" title="VLS-1">VLS-1</a><sup>†</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenit_(rocket_family)" title="Zenit (rocket family)">Zenit</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Zenit-2" title="Zenit-2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenit-2M" title="Zenit-2M">2M</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenit-2M" title="Zenit-2M">2FG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenit-3SL" title="Zenit-3SL">3SL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenit-3SLB" title="Zenit-3SLB">3SLB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenit-3F" title="Zenit-3F">3F</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LandSpace" title="LandSpace">Zhuque</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Zhuque-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Zhuque-1">1</a><sup>†</sup></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Classes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sounding_rocket" title="Sounding rocket">Sounding rocket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Small-lift_launch_vehicle" title="Small-lift launch vehicle">Small-lift launch vehicle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medium-lift_launch_vehicle" title="Medium-lift launch vehicle">Medium-lift launch vehicle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavy-lift_launch_vehicle" title="Heavy-lift launch vehicle">Heavy-lift launch vehicle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_heavy-lift_launch_vehicle" title="Super heavy-lift launch vehicle">Super heavy-lift launch vehicle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>This Template lists historical, current, and future space rockets that at least once attempted (but not necessarily succeeded in) an orbital launch or that are planned to attempt such a launch in the future</li> <li>Symbol <sup>†</sup> indicates past or current rockets that attempted orbital launches but never succeeded (never did or has yet to perform a successful orbital launch)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Active</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_9" title="Falcon 9">Falcon 9</a> (first stage)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_Heavy" title="Falcon Heavy">Falcon Heavy</a> (core stages)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Shepard" title="New Shepard">New Shepard</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Retired</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle" title="Space Shuttle">Space Shuttle</a> (orbiter and boosters)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petrel_(rocket)" title="Petrel (rocket)">Petrel</a>* (booster)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skua_(rocket)" title="Skua (rocket)">Skua</a>* (booster)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">In development</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amur_(launch_vehicle)" class="mw-redirect" title="Amur (launch vehicle)">Amur</a> (first stage)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariane_Next" title="Ariane Next">Ariane Next</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CALLISTO" title="CALLISTO">CALLISTO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CORONA_(rocket)" title="CORONA (rocket)">CORONA</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Electron</a> (first stage)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/I-Space_(Chinese_company)#Hyperbola-3" title="I-Space (Chinese company)">Hyperbola-3</a> (first stage)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_March_(rocket_family)" title="Long March (rocket family)">Long March</a> <ul><li>6X (first stage)</li> <li>8R (first stage)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miura_5" title="Miura 5">Miura 5</a> (first stage)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Glenn" title="New Glenn">New Glenn</a> (first stage)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orbex#Prime" title="Orbex">Orbex Prime</a> (first stage)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallas-1" title="Pallas-1">Pallas-1</a> (first stage)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RLV-TD" class="mw-redirect" title="RLV-TD">RLV-TD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Neutron" title="Rocket Lab Neutron">Rocket Lab Neutron</a> (first stage)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skylon_(spacecraft)" title="Skylon (spacecraft)">Skylon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SpaceX_Starship" title="SpaceX Starship">Starship (SpaceX)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke_Space_Nova" title="Stoke Space Nova">Stoke Space Nova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terran_R" title="Terran R">Terran R</a> (first stage)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tianlong-3" title="Tianlong-3">Tianlong-3</a> (first stage)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vulcan_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vulcan (rocket)">Vulcan</a> (engines)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Proposals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kankoh-maru" title="Kankoh-maru">Kankoh-maru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_SASSTO" title="Douglas SASSTO">SASSTO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saturn-Shuttle" title="Saturn-Shuttle">Saturn-Shuttle</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Canceled</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adeline_(rocket_stage)" title="Adeline (rocket stage)">Adeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angara_(rocket_family)" title="Angara (rocket family)">Angara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ares_I" title="Ares I">Ares I</a> (first stage)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ares_V" title="Ares V">Ares V</a> (boosters)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/China%27s_spaceplane_program#869_Project" title="China's spaceplane program">Chang Cheng-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Energia_(rocket)" title="Energia (rocket)">Energia II (Uragan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_1e" class="mw-redirect" title="Falcon 1e">Falcon 1e</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falcon_5" class="mw-redirect" title="Falcon 5">Falcon 5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_Nexus" title="General Dynamics Nexus">Nexus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I-Space_(Chinese_company)#Hyperbola-2" title="I-Space (Chinese company)">Hyperbola-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HOPE-X" title="HOPE-X">HOPE-X</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopper_(spacecraft)" title="Hopper (spacecraft)">Hopper / <i>Phoenix</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Aerospace_HOTOL" title="British Aerospace HOTOL">HOTOL</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K-1_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="K-1 (rocket)">K-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liquid_Fly-back_Booster" class="mw-redirect" title="Liquid Fly-back Booster">Liquid Fly-back Booster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MAKS_(spacecraft)" title="MAKS (spacecraft)">MAKS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reusable_Booster_System" title="Reusable Booster System">Reusable Booster System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rotary_Rocket" title="Rotary Rocket">Roton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Dragon_(rocket)" title="Sea Dragon (rocket)">Sea Dragon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China%27s_spaceplane_program#869_Project" title="China's spaceplane program">Tianjiao-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-105" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-105">Spiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China%27s_spaceplane_program#869_Project" title="China's spaceplane program">V-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VentureStar" title="VentureStar">VentureStar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible expanded navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Spacecraft" 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