Communications
Rocket Lab(RL)CommercialRadio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) is a mission for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It will test a prototype reflect array antenna which is intended to improve radio communications in small spacecraft.
Orbital Attempt
#5,839
RL Mission
#5
Pad Launch
#5
Location Launch
#5
Designator
2019-016
Mar 28, 2019, 11:27 PM
1 update
10:30 PM
Window Open
2:30 AM
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
Mar 29, 2019, 12:27 PM
Total Launches
78
Total Landings
17
Coordinates
-39.2608, 177.8659
