2018 · Rocket Lab
Still Testing (Dove Pioneer, 2 x Lemur-2)
successElectron | Still Testing
The second test flight of the Electron small satellite launch vehicle. It is also the first Electron flight to carry commercial payload. It includes a Dove cubesat for company Planet intended for Earth observation. And also two Lemur-2 cubesats for company Spire which carry payloads for meteorology and ship traffic tracking.
Overview
- Date / time
- January 21, 2018 at 01:43 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
- Mission
- Still Testing (Dove Pioneer, 2 x Lemur-2)
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit