Rocket Lab Electron
Electron is a two-stage, partially reusable orbital launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab to service the small satellite launch market. It is known for its 3D-printed, electric-pump-fed Rutherford engines.
Identity
- Family Name
- Electron
- Full Name
- Rocket Lab Electron
- Reusability
- partially_reusable
- Slug
- rocket-lab-electron
- Status
- active
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Electron is a two-stage, partially reusable orbital launch vehicle developed by Rocket Lab to service the small satellite launch market. It is known for its 3D-printed, electric-pump-fed Rutherford engines.
- Diameter M
- 1.2
- Engines
- Count
- 9
- Name
- Rutherford
- Placement
- core
- Count
- 1
- Name
- Rutherford Vacuum
- Placement
- upper
- First Flight Year
- 2,017
- Height M
- 18
- Liftoff Mass Kg
- 12,500
- Manufacturer Id
- jd789bbr70s3k0kj4czsm3ep0n7kq3ry
- Operator Id
- jd789bbr70s3k0kj4czsm3ep0n7kq3ry
- Payload Capacity Kg
- Leo
- 300
- Sso
- 200
- Stages Count
- 2
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.rocketlabusa.com/vehicles/electron/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Electron
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 2/21/2026, 2:31:27 AM
- Updated Time
- 2/21/2026, 2:31:27 AM