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- A Rocket Lab update on what caused the failure of its "We Will Never Desert You" mission identifies an electrical arc under Paschen's Law as the most likely culprit. It was all going so well for the company's Electron rocket during the September 19 mission.
www.theregister.com/2023/11/09/rocket_lab_investigation/Electrical problems blamed for Rocket Lab mishap - The Register
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Sep 19, 2023 · Tuesday's mission, which the company called "We Will Never Desert You," was its ninth of the year and 41st overall. The anomaly broke a string of 19 consecutive successful launches; the...
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- Mike Wall
The mission was launched to deploy a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth imaging Acadia satellite for Capella Space, but Electron experienced an anomaly at stage two ignition, resulting in the loss of the mission.
Nov 9, 2023 · A Rocket Lab update on what caused the failure of its "We Will Never Desert You" mission identifies an electrical arc under Paschen's Law as the most likely culprit. It was all going so well for the company's Electron rocket during the September 19 mission.
Sep 19, 2023 · Rocket Lab’s 41st mission, named “We Will Never Desert You,” ended in failure after its Electron rocket suffered an unspecified anomaly two and a half minutes after launch.
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Sep 19, 2023 · Rocket Lab ’s launch for Capella Space on Tuesday failed, the company’s first Electron failure in more than two years. The mission lost one satellite for the customer. The mission, called “We Will Never Desert You” took off from New Zealand at 6:55 p.m. local time, 2:55 a.m. ET.
- Rachel Jewett
Sep 19, 2023 · With the failure of Rocket Lab's 41st mission, and Capella's next few Acadia sats set to launch on Electron rockets, it's not clear when its planned 30-satellite constellation will be able to continue deployment.
Dec 14, 2023 · The Electron failure occurred during the mission named “We Will Never Desert You,” carrying the third satellite for the Earth-imaging constellation developed by Capella Space. Rocket Lab CEO...
