Electron | Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4)
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4th of the BlackSky Gen-3 high resolution Earth-imaging satellites.
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
Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed (BlackSky Gen-3 4) was a Electron mission operated by Rocket Lab that lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on March 5, 2026. The flight carried its payload on a earth science mission to Low Earth Orbit. The launch was a success.