Rocket Lab’s Seventh Electron Launch Successfully Lifts-Off

A Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle successfully lifted off from Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula at 04:30 UTC, Saturday, June 29, 2019 (16:30 NZST).

The Make It Rain mission launched seven satellites to orbit for rideshare and mission management provider, Spaceflight.  


Rocket Lab successfully launches seventh Electron mission, deploys seven satellites to orbit.

Photo is courtesy of the company.

At approximately 56 minutes after lift-off, the Make It Rain payloads were successfully delivered to their precise individual orbits by Electron’s Kick Stage. Among the satellites on board were BlackSky Global-3, two U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Prometheus, and Melbourne Space Program’s ACRUX-1.

The mission was Rocket Lab’s seventh launch of an Electron rocket and the company’s third launch for 2019. The mission took the total number of satellites deployed by Rocket Lab to 35 and continues the company’s record of 100% mission success for its customers.

Rocket Lab’s next mission is yet to be announced, but is scheduled for lift-off from Launch Complex 1 in the coming weeks. Rocket Lab’s manifest is booked with monthly launches for the remainder of 2019, scaling to a launch every two weeks in 2020.

Rocket Lab Founder and CEO, Peter Beck, congratulated the teams behind the payloads on this mission for another flawless Electron launch. It’s a privilege to provide tailored and reliable access to space for small satellites like these, giving each one a smooth ride to orbit and precise deployment, even in a rideshare arrangement.

 

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