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class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><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/300px-Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_%28Sept_2016%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_%28Sept_2016%29.jpg/450px-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/600px-Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_%28Sept_2016%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="825" data-file-height="390" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Launch Complex 1 on Māhia Peninsula</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 290px; height: 240px;" 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style="width:33%;">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1&params=39.26085_S_177.86586_E_dim:500_region:NZ-HKB_type:landmark&title=Rocket+Lab+Launch+Complex+1"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°15′39″S</span> <span class="longitude">177°51′57″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.26085°S 177.86586°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-39.26085; 177.86586</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-payload-guide_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-payload-guide-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Time zone</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B12" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+12">UTC+12</a> (<a href="/wiki/Time_in_New_Zealand" title="Time in New Zealand">NZST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B13" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+13">UTC+13</a> (<a href="/wiki/Time_in_New_Zealand" title="Time in New Zealand">NZDT</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Operator</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;"><a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab" title="Rocket Lab">Rocket Lab</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Total launches</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;">51</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Launch pad(s)</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;">2</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:67%;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ddf;">LC-1A launch history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Status</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;">Active</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Launches</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;">27</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">First launch</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;">25 May 2017 <sup id="cite_ref-sfnow20170525_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sfnow20170525-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Last launch</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;">20 September 2024</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Associated<br />rockets</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;"><a href="/wiki/Electron_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Electron (rocket)">Electron</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ddf;">LC-1B launch history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Status</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;">Active</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Launches</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;">24</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">First launch</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;">28 February 2022</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Last launch</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;">25 November 2024</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:33%;">Associated<br />rockets</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:67%;"><a href="/wiki/Electron_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Electron (rocket)">Electron</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><div class="side-box metadata side-box-right"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><b>Map all coordinates using</b> <a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/osm4wiki/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1">OpenStreetMap</a> <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="show links" data-collapsetext="Hide"> <p><b>Download coordinates as:</b> </p> <div class="mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://tools.wmflabs.org/kmlexport?article=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1">KML</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=all&titles=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1">GPX (all coordinates)</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=primary&titles=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1">GPX (primary coordinates)</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?coprimary=secondary&titles=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1">GPX (secondary coordinates)</a></li></ul> </div> </div></div></div> </div> <p><b>Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1</b> (also known as <b>Mahia Launch Complex</b> or <b>Spaceport</b>) is a commercial <a href="/wiki/Spaceport" title="Spaceport">spaceport</a> located close to <a href="/wiki/Ahuriri_Point" title="Ahuriri Point">Ahuriri Point</a> at the southern tip of <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81hia_Peninsula" title="Māhia Peninsula">Māhia Peninsula</a>, on the east coast of <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>'s <a href="/wiki/North_Island" title="North Island">North Island</a>. It is owned and operated by <a href="/wiki/Private_spaceflight" title="Private spaceflight">private spaceflight</a> company <a href="/wiki/Rocket_Lab" title="Rocket Lab">Rocket Lab</a> and supports launches of the company's <a href="/wiki/Electron_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Electron (rocket)">Electron</a> rocket for <a href="/wiki/Small_satellite" title="Small satellite">small satellites</a>. The facility officially opened on 26 September 2016 (<a href="/wiki/UTC" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC">UTC</a>). With the launch of Electron on 25 May 2017, it became the first private spaceport to host an orbital launch attempt, and the first site in New Zealand to host an orbital launch attempt.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the Electron launch of 21 January 2018, it became the first private spaceport to host a successful orbital launch. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The spaceport is located close to <a href="/wiki/Ahuriri_Point" title="Ahuriri Point">Ahuriri Point</a> at the southern tip of New Zealand's <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81hia_Peninsula" title="Māhia Peninsula">Māhia Peninsula</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawke's Bay Region">Hawke's Bay Region</a> of the North Island's east coast. The site is a raised plateau surrounded on three sides by cliffs, and at an altitude of 104 metres (341 ft). The only road access is a single road leading north from the site. This crosses the isthmus connecting the peninsula with the rest of the North Island before connecting with <a href="/wiki/State_Highway_2_(New_Zealand)" title="State Highway 2 (New Zealand)">SH 2</a> at the settlement of <a href="/wiki/N%C5%ABhaka" title="Nūhaka">Nūhaka</a>. The nearest town, <a href="/wiki/Wairoa,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Wairoa, New Zealand">Wairoa</a>, lies 50 kilometres (31 mi) to the northwest of the launch site, around the curve of <a href="/wiki/Hawke_Bay" title="Hawke Bay">Hawke Bay</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Launch Complex 1 features a 50-tonne (49-long-ton; 55-short-ton) launch platform and tower, a hangar for the Electron rockets, and storage tanks for <a href="/wiki/Liquid_oxygen" title="Liquid oxygen">liquid oxygen</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kerosene" title="Kerosene">kerosene</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-latimes20160926_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes20160926-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the test phase of launch operations, which began in May 2017,<sup id="cite_ref-sfnow20170525_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sfnow20170525-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-roclab20161213_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-roclab20161213-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Exclusion_zone" title="Exclusion zone">exclusion zone</a> was expected to be an eight-kilometre (five-mile) radius from the pad that was predicted to reduce in size once the site became commercially operational.<sup id="cite_ref-nzherald20160927_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzherald20160927-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Site_options">Site options</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Site options"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rocket Lab announced on 1 July 2015 that it had selected <a href="/wiki/Kaitorete_Spit" title="Kaitorete Spit">Kaitorete Spit</a> in New Zealand's <a href="/wiki/South_Island" title="South Island">South Island</a> near <a href="/wiki/Canterbury,_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Canterbury, New Zealand">Canterbury</a> as the site of the launch facility for its <a href="/wiki/Electron_(rocket)" class="mw-redirect" title="Electron (rocket)">Electron</a> rocket, and that it hoped to have construction finished by the end of the year. While the site would not permit equatorial launches due to the presence of <a href="/wiki/Banks_Peninsula" title="Banks Peninsula">Banks Peninsula</a> to the east, it was favourable for <a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">Sun-synchronous orbital</a> flights, which the company believed would be of primary interest to its customers. The site was also logistically favourable as the company wanted to build a rocket production facility in nearby <a href="/wiki/Christchurch" title="Christchurch">Christchurch</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-spacenews20150601_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spacenews20150601-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_survey_image.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_survey_image.jpg/220px-Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_survey_image.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_survey_image.jpg/330px-Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_survey_image.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_survey_image.jpg/440px-Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_survey_image.jpg 2x" data-file-width="909" data-file-height="964" /></a><figcaption>Aerial photo of Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, 2022</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81hia_Peninsula" title="Māhia Peninsula">Māhia Peninsula</a> site at Onenui Station was mentioned in August 2015 as a possible second launch facility.<sup id="cite_ref-gisborne20150820_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gisborne20150820-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It had first been visited by company officials in April 2015 as part of their initial scouting for launch sites,<sup id="cite_ref-gisborne20151014_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gisborne20151014-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and were preparing to submit a <a href="/wiki/Resource_consent" title="Resource consent">resource consent</a> application.<sup id="cite_ref-gisborne20150820_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gisborne20150820-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By mid-October, the application had been approved by the <a href="/wiki/Wairoa" title="Wairoa">Wairoa</a> District Council and <a href="/wiki/Hawke%27s_Bay_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawke's Bay Region">Hawke's Bay</a> Regional Council only seven days after its submission,<sup id="cite_ref-gisborne20151014_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gisborne20151014-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nzherald20160628_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzherald20160628-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the <a href="/wiki/Gisborne,_New_Zealand" title="Gisborne, New Zealand">Gisborne</a> Chamber of Commerce and the Eastland Community Trust working with Rocket Lab to support its bid for the Mahia site.<sup id="cite_ref-gisborne20151124_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gisborne20151124-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decision_for_Mahia">Decision for Mahia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Decision for Mahia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 23 November 2015, Rocket Lab stated that the Māhia Peninsula site would be the priority launch facility because of delays in <a href="/wiki/Regulatory_agency" title="Regulatory agency">obtaining resource consents for developing</a> at Kaitorete Spit.<sup id="cite_ref-gisborne20151124_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gisborne20151124-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While certain authorisations had been obtained for Kaitorete, such as stormwater and air discharge permits from Environment Canterbury, a coastal permit for occupation of the area, and a Department of Conservation permit, the Christchurch City Council had not consented to the development due to an incomplete Cultural Impact Assessment, resulting in no action under Sections 95 and 104 of the <a href="/wiki/Resource_Management_Act_1991" title="Resource Management Act 1991">Resource Management Act 1991</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-stuff20151122_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stuff20151122-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company said that efforts would continue to gain consent for a launch pad on Kaitorete Spit due to its logistical superiority and the foreseen need for additional facilities, but that the Mahia site offered superior launch corridor and flight rate opportunities because of its geographical location and relatively sparse air traffic. A license was granted for the Mahia site with a maximum launch rate of once every 72 hours over a period of 30 years, while the Kaitorete site would only have been licensed to launch once per month.<sup id="cite_ref-stuff20151122_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stuff20151122-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-space20160926_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-space20160926-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The company broke ground at Mahia in December 2015, and by June 2016 most of the infrastructure work had been completed, including upgrades to roads and internet services, and work was progressing on the electrical, mechanical and communications infrastructure.<sup id="cite_ref-nzherald20160628_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzherald20160628-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rocket Lab signed an agreement with <a href="/wiki/Air_traffic_service" title="Air traffic service">air traffic service</a> provider <a href="/wiki/Airways_New_Zealand" title="Airways New Zealand">Airways New Zealand</a> in early September 2016 to develop "special use airspace."<sup id="cite_ref-stuff20160909_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stuff20160909-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Māhia Peninsula site, named Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, was officially opened on 26 September 2016 (<a href="/wiki/UTC" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC">UTC</a>) in a ceremony presided over by <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Business,_Innovation_and_Employment" title="Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment">Minister for Economic Development</a> <a href="/wiki/Steven_Joyce" title="Steven Joyce">Steven Joyce</a>. It was attended by approximately 240 people, including company employees, local landowners, and then <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Labour_Party" title="New Zealand Labour Party">Labour Party</a> leader <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Little_(New_Zealand_politician)" title="Andrew Little (New Zealand politician)">Andrew Little</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nzherald20160927_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzherald20160927-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-spaceflightinsider-20160930_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spaceflightinsider-20160930-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Launch_history">Launch history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Launch history"><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/List_of_Electron_rocket_launches" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Electron rocket launches">List of Electron rocket launches</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Pad_A">Pad A</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Pad A"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On Pad A or LC-1A (at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1&params=39.26151523791_S_177.86521705521_E_&title=LC-1A"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°15′41″S</span> <span class="longitude">177°51′55″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.261515237910196°S 177.86521705520965°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-39.261515237910196; 177.86521705520965</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">LC-1A</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>) Rocket Lab carried out the first test flight of its Electron rocket, named "It's a Test", on 25 May 2017 at 04:20 <a href="/wiki/UTC" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC">UTC</a>, coming after three delays caused by bad weather during a launch window that extended from 21 May to 1 June.<sup id="cite_ref-sfnow20170525_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sfnow20170525-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-techcrh20170514_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-techcrh20170514-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While lift-off from Launch Complex 1 was successful, the rocket failed to reach its intended 300 to 500 km (190 to 310 mi) <a href="/wiki/Sun-synchronous_orbit" title="Sun-synchronous orbit">Sun-synchronous orbit</a>, only making it to about 250 km (155 mi).<sup id="cite_ref-latimes20170525_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes20170525-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second launch from the <a href="/wiki/Launch_mount" class="mw-redirect" title="Launch mount">launch pad</a> was made 21 January 2018 at 01:43 UTC, successfully making it to orbit. The Electron rocket, named "Still Testing", carried a Dove Pioneer satellite for <a href="/wiki/Planet_Labs" title="Planet Labs">Planet Labs</a>, two Lemur-2 satellites for <a href="/wiki/Spire_Global" title="Spire Global">Spire Global</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Humanity_Star" title="Humanity Star">Humanity Star</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nzh20180121_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nzh20180121-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sfnow20180121_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sfnow20180121-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Pad_B">Pad B</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Pad B"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 19 December 2019, Rocket Lab announced that they had begun construction on a second pad at LC-1, known as LC-1B (at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1&params=39.260503268427_S_177.8653779163_E_&title=LC-1B"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°15′38″S</span> <span class="longitude">177°51′55″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="vcard"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.2605032684272°S 177.8653779163029°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-39.2605032684272; 177.8653779163029</span></span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="fn org">LC-1B</span>)</span></span></span></a></span></span>) to meet increased launch rates.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of April 2020, the construction was expected to be completed by the end of 2020.<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><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The text near this tag is dated. (March 2021)">needs update</span></a></i>]</sup> It was used for the first time to launch the mission "The Owl's Night Continues" for <a href="/wiki/Synspective" title="Synspective">Synspective</a> on 28 February 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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