Electron (rocket)
| Function | Orbital launch vehicle |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Rocket Lab |
| Country of origin | New Zealand |
| Cost per launch | USD 4.9 Million |
| Size | |
| Height | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Diameter | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) |
| Mass | 10,500 kg (23,100 lb) |
| Stages | 2 |
| Capacity | |
| Payload to 500 km SSO | 150 kg (330 lb) |
| Associated rockets | |
| Comparable | Shavit, Kaituozhe-1, Unha |
| Launch history | |
| Status | In Development |
| Launch sites | Rocket Lab LC 1 and KSC LC-39C |
| First stage | |
| Diameter | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) |
| Engines | 9 × Rutherford |
| Thrust |
Sea Level: 152 kN (34,000 lbf) Vacuum: : 183 kN (41,000 lbf) |
| Fuel | RP-1/LOX |
| Second stage | |
| Diameter | 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) |
| Engines | 1 × Rutherford Vacuum |
| Thrust | Sea Level: 22 kN (4,900 lbf) |
| Fuel | RP-1/LOX |
Electron is a two-stage orbital rocket launcher developed by Rocket Lab to cover the commercial very small satellite launch segment (CubeSats).[1] The rocket use two same diameter (1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)) stages filled with RP-1/LOX propellant. It uses the electrically pump-fed Rutherford rocket engine, the first of this cycle, on both stages, nine in the first and one vacuum optimized for the second.[2][3][4] It is designed to launch a 150 kg (330 lb) to a 500 km Sun-synchronous orbit for an expected USD 4.9 Million, a price point that the company hopes will enable a hundred launches per year.[1][5][6][7][8]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Electron". Rocket Lab. March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-07-17. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ↑ Brügge, Norbert. "Electron NLV". B14643.de. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ↑ Brügge, Norbert. "Electron Propulsion". B14643.de. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ↑ "Propulsion". Rocket Lab. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ↑ "Rocket Lab Introduction" (PDF). Rocket Lab. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ↑ Bradley, Grant (2015-04-15). "Rocket Lab unveils world's first battery rocket engine". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ↑ Grush, Loren (2015-04-15). "A 3D-Printed, Battery-Powered Rocket Engine". Popular Science. Archived from the original on 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ↑ Morring, Jr., Frank; Norris, Guy (April 14, 2015). "Rocket Lab Unveils Battery-Powered Turbomachinery". Aviation Week & Space Technology. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
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