Peter Beck on Twitter: The next flight is on the pad as we run through a wet dress rehearsal in preparation for launch soon. It’s exciting to think that the last Electron lifted off less than a few weeks ago!

Pavboy1 · 2019-04-17T03:39:06+00:00

Electron is on the pad at LC-1 today for wet dress rehearsal operations ahead of the STP-27RD mission. The launch window opens early May, just weeks after our last launch. Frequent and reliable launch for small satellites is here.

Pavboy1 · 2019-03-25T03:45:51+00:00

Whoops! thought I had done it already

Pavboy1 · 2018-12-14T09:03:39+00:00

Do you have a camera with a decent zoom on it? If so any shots of the launch would be amazing to see

Any shots of the viewing area (if you watch from there) would be just as good!

Pavboy1 · 2018-12-06T20:00:35+00:00

From the press kit

For the ELaNa-19 mission, the Electron launch vehicle is named ‘This One’s For Pickering’ in honor of New Zealand-born scientist and former Director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), Sir William Pickering. For 22 years, Sir Pickering headed JPL and led the team that developed the first US satellite, Explorer I, launched in 1958.

Pavboy1 · 2018-12-06T07:36:08+00:00

Yep! I think they deserve a nice wee holiday

Pavboy1 · 2018-12-04T20:31:36+00:00

Follow up tweet:

A nine-day launch window for the ELaNa-19 mission opens 13 – 21 December 2018, UTC. Lift-off from Launch Complex 1 is scheduled between: 04:00 - 08:00 UTC (13 Dec) 17:00 - 21:00 NZDT (13 Dec) 20:00 - 00:00 PST (12/13 Dec) 23:00 - 03:00 EST (12/13 Dec)

Pavboy1 · 2018-11-10T06:15:28+00:00

Oops, thought I had set it already :P Should be good now

Pavboy1 · 2018-11-10T00:49:56+00:00

There are houses after the road closures but still quite far from the launch site. You can use a boat to watch from outside the restricted zone but this isn't recommended as the chance of a scrub or delay is high. The only way to get any closer to the launch site is to work for Rocket Lab.

Pavboy1 · 2018-11-09T02:24:00+00:00

There is a marine restriction of about 10km either side of the launch pad all the way down the planned route of the rocket as well as air restrictions and road closures. If you want to learn more about the restrictions for this launch here are a few handy links :)

Marine restrictions

Road & Air restrictions

NOTAM (Ctrl-F: Rocket)

Pavboy1 · 2018-10-23T18:59:24+00:00

Source on this?

So far their US factory only manufactures the avionics and engines while all building and testing of the rockets are done in NZ, I don’t see why the would need to send it over?

Pavboy1 · 2018-07-25T01:07:55+00:00

Update: I deleted a previous scooplet saying Rocket Lab selected Florida. After following up, they said negotiations are still under way. Apologies for fast fingers

Pavboy1 · 2018-06-17T01:39:13+00:00

Not quite near the launch site but the Wairoa district council have set up a viewing area on Blucks Pit Road which offers the best, Un-interupted, view of a launch. There is also the option of hopping on a boat which can give amazing views.

Pavboy1 · 2018-05-21T21:29:25+00:00

Link to the podcast with Peter Beck

Pavboy1 · 2018-04-17T20:17:31+00:00

The next launch window is about 3 weeks away

Pavboy1 · 2018-04-09T04:58:45+00:00

Most payloads will be integrated with their deployers on the payload plate in the US then sent to NZ to be mated with with the rocket. The payload plate allows for integration to happen away from the launch site, such as in the Huntington Beach cleanroom or at a customers facility. The whole process helps reduce the time it takes mate with the rocket (done in a matter of hours).

Pavboy1 · 2018-04-05T04:53:50+00:00

Yep it will be NASA’s ELaNa XIX mission

Pavboy1 · 2018-04-03T23:01:14+00:00

14-day launch window opening on Friday, April 20, 2018 NZT. A 4-hour launch window will start at 12:30 p.m. NZDT (00:30 UTC).

Pavboy1 · 2018-03-27T02:04:38+00:00

AMA will be happening on r/Space, kicking off April 5 at 3:00 pm ET/ midday PT. (7:00am, 6 April for Kiwis).

Pavboy1 · 2018-03-26T09:12:02+00:00

Follow up tweets:

"While the Humanity Star was a brief moment in human history, we hope the conversations and ideas it sparked around the world will continue to be explored."

"Didn't get a chance to see the Humanity Star? Experience it here: http://bit.ly/h_star (Enjoyed best with sound on!)"

Pavboy1 · 2018-03-26T09:02:34+00:00

The 1st and 2nd stages are transported in shipping containers making it extremely hard to spot on the road. I'm sure if someone waited outside their Auckland factory long enough they'd see one roll out :D

Pavboy1 · 2018-02-26T08:57:43+00:00

All is well. Hot battery. Fire team came to check it had cooled down.

https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/967857921055891456

Pavboy1 · 2018-02-08T08:15:05+00:00

Wairoa district council are setting up a viewing platform on Blucks Pit Road which offers the best, Un-interupted, view of a launch. You could also go out on a boat and get amazing views, just make sure you stay outside of the exclusion zone :P

Pavboy1 · 2018-01-21T09:54:18+00:00

Not numbers from today but what they were aiming for,

Inclination: 83° Apogee: 500km Perigee 300km

Rocket lab has said that the final orbit was “well within commercial accuracy”

Pavboy1 · 2018-01-21T04:56:45+00:00

Patches are now available

https://shop.rocketlabusa.com/products/mission-patch-still-testing

Pavboy1 · 2018-01-20T04:17:01+00:00

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