Name Origin
The name HASTE is an acronym for Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron, which is Rocket Lab's dedicated suborbital launch vehicle, while Leidos-5 identifies the customer and the sequence number of the mission.
"Leidos-5"
Mission Overview
This mission is a suborbital HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) launch conducted for Leidos as part of a contract for the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division. The HASTE vehicle is a modified Electron rocket designed to provide low-cost, high-cadence flight testing for hypersonic and suborbital payloads. This specific flight supports the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) program to accelerate the development of hypersonic technologies.
Technical Details
Vehicle
Electron
Launch Site
LC-2
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Target Orbit
Unknown
Mission Type
Hypersonic Test Bed
Customer
