Electron
SuccessIt's Business Time (Rideshare) · Rocket Lab
Launch time (NET)
Sunday, Nov 11, 2018, 03:50 UTC
Launch window
Sunday, Nov 11, 2018, 03:00 UTC – Sunday, Nov 11, 2018, 07:00 UTC
Provider
Rocket Lab
Rocket
Launch pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
It's Business Time (Rideshare)
Type
Dedicated Rideshare
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Electron's first commercial launch will feature two Lemur-2 cubesats for Spire Global, a single cubesat for GeoOptics, a NABEO drag sail demonstrator for High Performance Space Structure Systems, an IRVINE01 cubesat from the Irvine CubeSat STEM Program, and two Proxima cubesats from Fleet Space Technologies.
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