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Rocket Lab launched the Acadia satellite for Capella Space on Thursday, August 24. As reported by Ukrinform, the company confirmed this on: kh (formerly Twitter). “Mission successful! We
As reported by Ukrinform, the company confirmed this on: kh (formerly Twitter).
“Mission successful! We confirm the deployment of the Capella Space satellite! Congratulations and welcome to the Acadia Orbit!” said Rocket Lab.
Space.com states that the Electron launch vehicle carrying the Acadia Earth remote sensing satellite was launched from the New Zealand spaceport at 02:45 Kiev time.
That’s 400…uh…399 Rutherford engines launched into space!
The pre-flow Rutherford engine performed flawlessly today; A big step towards the reusability of Electron. pic.twitter.com/0EhalaVDP1
— Rocket Lab (@RocketLab) August 24, 2023
Placement of the Acadia satellite into the planned orbit took about an hour.
The launch was Rocket Lab’s eighth launch in 2023 and the company’s 40th overall.
Today’s mission, titled We Love the Nightlife, is said to be very special for Rocket Lab, as one of the nine first-stage engines aboard Electron had visited space in May 2022. Thus, for Rocket Lab, this mission was the first mission with a used engine.
As reported by Ukrinform, China launched a new Earth remote sensing satellite “Gaofen-12 04” (Gaofen-12 04) into Earth orbit on Monday.
Source: Ukrinform
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