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Orbital Attempt
#6,667
RL Mission
#47
Pad Launch
#17
Location Launch
#43
Designator
2024-077
Apr 23, 2024, 10:32 PM
Minute
1 update
10:00 PM
Window Open
11:00 PM
Window Close
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 is a commercial spaceport located close to Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of Māhia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is owned and operated by private spaceflight company Rocket Lab and supports launches of the company's Electron rocket for small satellites. 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. With the Electron launch of 21 January 2018, it became the first private spaceport to host a successful orbital launch.
Timezone
Pacific/Auckland
Local Launch Time
Apr 24, 2024, 10:32 AM
Total Launches
78
Total Landings
17
Coordinates
-39.2608, 177.8659
