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We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)
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Rocket Lab

We Love the Nightlife (Capella Acadia 1)

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Electron
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Wednesday August 23 2023, 23:45:00 UTC
StatusSuccess
VehicleElectron
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
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Mission

Payload consists of a single SAR Earth-imaging Acadia satellite, a new generation satellite designed, manufactured, and operated by Capella Space. First mission to fly with a reused engine.

Quick facts

VehicleElectron
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
SiteRocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
WindowWednesday August 23 2023, 23:30:00 UTC→Thursday August 24 2023, 03:30:00 UTC
Launch CodexDossier

Every source for this mission in one place — news, social, references, notes & the exact timeline.

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Reusable Hardware

All boosters →
First Stage · New40
retired1st flight
Flights1
Landings1/1100%
Fastest turn—
Recovered · PCL · PAC

40th Electron launch vehicle flown on 'We Love the Nightlife'.

Acquiring satellite view…
Trajectory unknown
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
-39.263, 177.864
Scrub riskLOW
Go99%
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Weather & scrubLOW risk
Weather Go99%Wind3 m/sGusts6 m/sCloud99%Temp11°C