When Rocket Lab will try again this week to launch Electron from Wallops

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Find out when Rocket Lab will make new try this week to launch Electron from Wallops
Kristian Jaime, Salisbury Daily Times  Mon, March 13, 2023 at 5:22 PM EDT
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This article was updated at 5:08 p.m. Monday to include the announcement by Rocket Lab of when it will next try to launch its Electron rocket from Wallops. Saturday's initial launch attempt was scrubbed because of high winds.

Rocket Lab has announced a big upcoming launch from Virginia's Wallops Flight Facility, with the window for its second launch of the Electron rocket now set for Wednesday, March 15, between 6 and8 p.m., with liftoff targeted for 6 p.m.

The private company announced its “Stronger Together” mission is scheduled to launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 on Wallops Island for American space tech company Capella Space, a provider of commercial Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery.

The first launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, also of an Electron rocket, took place Jan. 24, 2023.

“Stronger Together” will deploy two 100-kg class satellites to low Earth orbit and expand the existing Capella Space SAR constellation, increasing imaging capacity to meet growing customer demand. Capella Space SAR satellites can gather images of Earth any time of day, in any weather and penetrate conditions including clouds, fog, smog, darkness and smoke.



Rocket Lab's Electron rocket takes off Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, from Wallops Island, Virginia. The "Virginia is for launch lovers" mission is the first of three Electron launches for Hawkeye 360 to deploy satellites to low Earth orbit.


This upcoming launch is one of five missions for Capella Space scheduled to start launching on Electron this year, following the recently announced multi-launch deal securing four rapid succession launches for Capella by Rocket Lab.

Initially, Capella was slated to use Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. However, there is the option for Capella to move any of these missions to Virginia's Launch Complex 2 should that be needed to meet Capella’s requirements.

Members of the public wanting to watch Electron’s upcoming launch from Virginia can visit nearby viewing locations in Accomack County, such as Robert Reed Park and Curtis Merrit Harbor on Chincoteague Island. The Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Atlantic beaches also provide good viewing locations.


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