Rocket Lab

Beginning Of The Swarm (ACS3 & NeonSat-1)

Electron

SUCCESS
Success

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 · 22:32 UTC

Mission

/01

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) is a technology demonstration mission tasked with deploying a composite boom solar sail. NeonSat-1 is a high-resolution optical satellite by South Korea's KAIST that will be deployed as a technology demonstration for a planned future Earth observation constellation.

Mission Type

Dedicated Rideshare

Orbit

Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Electron

Launch Pad

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

-39.263° S, 177.864° E

17

Pad Launches

43

Location Launches

47

Agency Launches

78

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