Electron

Electron is a expendable launch vehicle with its maiden flight in 2017. It has a payload capacity of 300 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO). It has completed 98 launches in its operational history.

Technical Specifications

  • Maiden flight: May 2017
  • Stages: 3
  • Height: 18 m
  • Diameter: 1.2 m
  • Launch mass: 13 t
  • LEO capacity: 300 kg
  • Type: Expendable

Launch History

98 total launches · 94 successful · 4 failed.

Upcoming Launches with Electron

  • Electron | The Sea God Surveys (iQPS Launch 9) — 11/3/2026 · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
  • Electron | The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10) — 11/10/2026 · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
  • Electron | LOXSAT 1 — 12/31/2026 · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
  • Electron | Aspera — 12/31/2026 · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
  • Electron | BlackSky Gen-3 6 — 12/31/2026 · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand