Here on News.de we keep you up to date with the latest information on upcoming and completed rocket launches and NASA missions. Here you can find out which manned and unmanned space flights have started, are about to take place and which mission the Electron will be on.
When is the next Electron launch?
The next start time window for the Electron is currently on Monday, May 8th, 2023. The rocket is scheduled to start its journey into space between 1:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m.
Status: The launch vehicle successfully delivered its payload(s) to the target orbit(s).
The launch service provider Electron is the Rocket Lab Ltd. This is a commercial service provider.
Over this link you can use Google Maps to see where the rocket is currently stationed and awaiting launch. The location is Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, more specifically: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B. A total of 34 flights have taken off from here and 6 landings have been recorded. The specific location currently has a total of 8 successful launches. Find out more information about the location here.
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What is Electron’s mission?
The Electron flight is a geoscientific reconnaissance flight.
Third and fourth operational satellites (TROPICS-04 & TROPICS-05) for NASA’s TROPICS mission (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of SmallSats).
The CubeSats are expected to provide rapidly updated microwave measurements that can be used to determine temperature, pressure and humidity inside hurricanes as they form and develop.
The Electron starts its mission in the low earth orbit. This is located at an altitude of 200 to 2,000 kilometers. LEO rides are the lowest energy and easiest to get to. Spacecraft need about 100 minutes to orbit the earth and can move at about 7 km/s. The radio contact to a ground station is a maximum of 15 minutes per round trip. Low Earth orbit is primarily used for manned spaceflight, but also for spy satellites, astronomical satellites, as well as Earth exploration and weather satellites, amateur radio satellites, global communications systems, and research and technology testing satellites.
All information about Electron | Rocket Like A Hurricane (TROPICS-2) at a glance:
| rocket | Electron |
|---|---|
| Full name | Electron |
| launch service provider | Rocket Lab Ltd |
| Missionsname | TROPICS-2 |
| Mission type | Geoscientific exploration flight |
| start time | 08.05.2023 |
| Orbit | low earth orbit |
| Status | started successfully |
| Land | NZL |
| Location | Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand |
The last update time for this information is the 08.05.2023at 02:49 a.m.
+++ Editor’s note: This text was created automatically based on current data from “The Space Devs”. If you have any comments or questions, please contact [email protected]. +++
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