Mission Status
Virginia is for Launch Lovers
Last Updated: 22 minutes ago
SUCCESS
Orbit Achieved
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LA-0
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Profile
Dedicated Rideshare
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 11:00 PM UTC Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Source: YouTube
Disclaimer: This livestream is from a third-party channel and is not an official Rocket Lab broadcast.
Mission State
Schedule
Date and time on file
This mission currently has a dated launch window in the tracker.
Coverage
External livestream linked
The current watch link is from a third-party source rather than Rocket Lab directly.
Name Origin
AI
Play on Virginia's 1969 tourism slogan "Virginia Is for Lovers" — marking Electron's first US launch from Wallops Island for Virginia-based customer HawkEye 360.
"Virginia is for Launch Lovers"
Mission Overview
Rideshare mission with 3 HawkEye 360 satellites.
Technical Details
Vehicle
Electron
Rocket Lab launch vehicle
Launch Site
Launch Area 0
LA-0 · Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Target Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Planned deployment regime
Mission Profile
Dedicated Rideshare
Mission architecture
Payload Mass
40 kg
16
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