Electron Flight 16 | Return to Sender
Return to Sender carried 30 small satellites to a 500-kilometre Sun-synchronous orbit for customers including TriSept, Unseenlabs, Swarm and the University of Auckland. In parallel, Electron's first stage completed Rocket Lab's first parachute-assisted ocean splashdown and was recovered by ship for inspection.
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- Return to SenderElectron F16Electron Flight 16
- Name
- Electron Flight 16 | Return to Sender
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Return to Sender carried 30 small satellites to a 500-kilometre Sun-synchronous orbit for customers including TriSept, Unseenlabs, Swarm and the University of Auckland. In parallel, Electron's first stage completed Rocket Lab's first parachute-assisted ocean splashdown and was recovered by ship for inspection.
- End Date
- 2020-11-20
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully deployed 30 satellites and recovered the first stage after a controlled parachute splashdown
- Program
- Electron launch programme
- Start Date
- 2020-11-20
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 03:54:25 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 03:54:25 UTC
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