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LIVE: Rocket Lab's 2nd attempt to catch booster with helicopter + Q&A with Raw Space
This is a replay of the live stream. Today's launch was successful, but the mid-air catch attempt was called off by the pilot. Rocket Lab did not elaborate on the reason why.
12:40 pm EDT (16:40 UTC) Q&A with Raw Space.
12:55 pm EDT (16:55 UTC) Main broadcast.
1:27 pm EDT (17:27 UTC) Launch time.
Launch site: Launch Complex 1B, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Destination: 585 km Sun-Synchronous Orbit
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket will launch the Mesospheric Airglow/Aerosol Tomography and Spectroscopy (MATS) satellite from OHB Sweden for the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA). Rocket Lab will also conduct their 2nd booster catch attempt. The booster will descend under a parachute, and a hook hanging from a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter will snag a secondary line with a drogue chute. Their 1st catch attempt on May 2, 2022 was partially successful: the helicopter hooked the line, but the pilot subsequently released it because it was jerking the vehicle around too much.
ELECTRON ROCKET INFO:
Core components of the 1st, 2nd, and Kick Stage engines are 3D printed!
Engine print time: 24 hours
Height: 17 m
Diameter: 1.2 m
Stages: 2
Nominal Payload: 150 kg
Max Payload: 225 kg
Nominal Sun-Synchronous Orbit: 500 km
1st Stage Initial Thrust: 162 kN (34,500 lbf)
1st Stage Peak Thrust: 192 kN (41,500 lbf)
1st Stage Specific Impulse (ISP): 303 sec
2nd Stage Total Thrust: 22 kN (5,000 lbf)
2nd Stage Specific Impulse (ISP): 333 sec
Kick Stage Total Thrust: 120N
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