Electron | Four Of A Kind (NorthStar 1)
Four space situational awareness (SSA) satellites for Canadian company NorthStar Earth and Space.
Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed to launch small satellites and cubesats to sun-synchronous orbit and low earth orbit. The Electron is the first orbital class rocket to use electric-pump-fed engines, powered by the 9 Rutherford engines on the first stage. It is also used as a suborbital testbed (called HASTE) for hypersonics research.
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Mission Profile
Four Of A Kind (NorthStar 1) was a Electron mission operated by Rocket Lab that lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on January 31, 2024. The flight carried its payload on a space situational awareness mission to Low Earth Orbit. The mission flew on first stage 43. The launch was a success.