Electron | Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2)

Name: Electron | Two Thumbs Up (DARPA R3D2)
Start: 2019-03-28T23:27:00Z
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) is a mission for Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It will test a prototype reflect array antenna which is intended to improve radio communications in small spacecraft.

Mission Details

Launch date: March 28, 2019 at 11:27 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Electron
Operator: Rocket Lab
Launch site: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Mission type: Communications