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Electron
Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed to launch small satellites and cubesats to sun-synchronous orbit and low earth orbit. The Electron is the first orbital class rocket to use electric-pump-fed engines, powered by the 9 Rutherford engines on the first stage. It is also used as a suborbital testbed (called HASTE) for hypersonics research.
EXPENDABLEACTIVE
SPECIFICATIONS
LENGTH18 m
DIAMETER1.2 m
MAX STAGE3
LAUNCH MASS13 t
LEO CAPACITY300 kg
GTO CAPACITY—
THRUST162 kN
LAUNCH COST$6,000,000
FLIGHT RECORD
TOTAL LAUNCHES94
SUCCESSFUL90
FAILED4
CONSECUTIVE53
MAIDEN FLIGHT2017-05-25
MANUFACTURER

Rocket Lab
USA · Commercial · FOUNDED 2006
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