Electron Flight 1 | It's a Test
Rocket Lab's first Electron test flight exercised the new launch system from liftoff through first-stage burn, stage separation, second-stage ignition and fairing separation. The vehicle reached space and was following its planned trajectory when range safety terminated the flight after a contractor-operated ground telemetry receiver lost usable tracking data.
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- It's a TestElectron F1Electron maiden flight
- Name
- Electron Flight 1 | It's a Test
- Status
- failed
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- Description
- Rocket Lab's first Electron test flight exercised the new launch system from liftoff through first-stage burn, stage separation, second-stage ignition and fairing separation. The vehicle reached space and was following its planned trajectory when range safety terminated the flight after a contractor-operated ground telemetry receiver lost usable tracking data.
- End Date
- 2017-05-25
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Reached 224 km and demonstrated the planned early flight sequence, but did not achieve orbit after termination caused by misconfigured third-party ground telemetry equipment
- Program
- Electron launch programme
- Start Date
- 2017-05-25
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 03:25:15 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 03:25:15 UTC
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