flown missionSuccess

Electron | This One's For Pickering (VCLS ELaNa XIX)

Rocket LabRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandDec 16, 2018, 06:33 UTC

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

mission

Name: This One's For Pickering (VCLS ELaNa XIX)
Type: Dedicated Rideshare
Target orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

NASA's signed a Venture Class Launch Services contract with Rocket Lab to launch 10 cubesats as a part of CubeSat Launch Initiative Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) program. Cubesats are: ALBus / CeREs / CHOMPTT / Da Vinci / ISX / NMTSat / RSat-P / Shields 1 / STF 1 / CubeSail A / CubeSail B /TOMSat EagleScout / TOMSat R3 / SHFT 1

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Dec 16, 2018, 06:33 UTC
Window opens: Dec 16, 2018, 04:00 UTC
Window closes: Dec 16, 2018, 08:00 UTC
Last updated: Aug 02, 2024, 12:08 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Electron
Provider: Rocket Lab
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

webcasts

ELaNa 19 Launch - 12/16/2018

launch site

Pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Country: NZL
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
Coordinates: -39.2628, 177.8645