Vehicle / SINCE 2017

Electron

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ABOUT

Small-lift orbital launch vehicle delivering up to 300 kg to LEO via 3D-printed electric-pump-fed Rutherford engines. 84 launches, 249+ satellites deployed. Second most frequently launched U.S. rocket.

SPECIFICATIONS 8
Payload To Leo 300 kg
Stages 2
Height 18 m
Diameter 1.2 m
Thrust 190 kN
Propellant kerosene
Reusable Yes
Liftoff Mass 13,000 kg
TAGS
Technology 5
Small-LiftKeroseneReusable3D-PrintedCarbon Composite
Orbit & Destination 2
LEOSSO
Application 2
CommercialGovernment-Defense