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Electron | It’s a Little Chile Up Here (STP-27RM)

Rocket LabRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
It’s a Little Chile Up Here (STP-27RM)
Type
Government/Top Secret
Target orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Weather probability
90% go

A 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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than)
Window opens
Window closes
Last updated

vehicle & provider

Rocket
Electron
Provider
Rocket Lab
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Location
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Country
NZL
Timezone
Pacific/Auckland