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It’s a Little Chile Up Here
U.S. Space Force
Thursday, July 29, 2021 06:00 AM UTC
Source: YouTube
Disclaimer: This livestream is from a third-party channel and is not an official Rocket Lab broadcast.
Name Origin
This mission name playfully references the U.S. Space Force's payload: a replica of the Chilean flag being deployed into orbit. 'Little Chile' directly refers to this patriotic cargo.
"It’s a Little Chile Up Here"
Mission Overview
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.
Technical Details
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LC-1A
Unknown
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Mission Type
Government/Top Secret
Customer
U.S. Space Force