Government/Top Secret
Rocket Lab(RL)CommercialA U.S. Air Force experimental spacecraft. It will demonstrate the use of a deployable sensor, where the sensor’s mass is a substantial fraction of the total mass of the spacecraft and provide a platform to test future space protection capabilities.
Orbital Attempt
#6,108
RL Mission
#21
Pad Launch
#21
Location Launch
#21
Designator
2021-068
Weather GO
90%
Jul 29, 2021, 6:00 AM
1 update
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
Jul 29, 2021, 6:00 PM
Total Launches
78
Total Landings
17
Coordinates
-39.2608, 177.8659
