Electron Flight 26 | There And Back Again
There And Back Again was a multi-customer rideshare that placed 34 small satellites into sun-synchronous orbit. It also conducted Electron's first mid-air recovery attempt: a helicopter caught the descending first stage by its parachute line, then released it for ocean recovery after the pilot observed different load characteristics than expected.
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- There And Back AgainElectron F26Electron Flight 26
- Name
- Electron Flight 26 | There And Back Again
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- There And Back Again was a multi-customer rideshare that placed 34 small satellites into sun-synchronous orbit. It also conducted Electron's first mid-air recovery attempt: a helicopter caught the descending first stage by its parachute line, then released it for ocean recovery after the pilot observed different load characteristics than expected.
- End Date
- 2022-05-02
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully deployed 34 satellites and achieved Electron's first helicopter catch before an ocean recovery
- Program
- Electron launch programme
- Start Date
- 2022-05-02
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 04:21:49 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 04:21:49 UTC
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