RocketLab Launch Thread for We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)

Scheduled for Aug 23 2023, 23:45
Payload We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)
Launch site LC-1B, Onenui Station, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
Mission success criteria Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit

Quick Facts

  • This will be the 11th Electron from LC-1B, the 5th this year.
  • This will be the 8th launch for Rocket Lab this year.
  • This will be the 40th launch for Rocket Lab .
  • This will be the 1st launch with a flight-proven Rutherford engine.

Where can I watch it?

Youtube Webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k2RZO9ghnc

Recovery Attempt

  • This will be the 8th Electron recovery attempt.

What is going to be on board for this flight?

Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space.

Planned Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)