Electron Flight 40 | We Love The Nightlife
We Love The Nightlife launched the first spacecraft in Capella Space's third-generation Acadia synthetic-aperture-radar series. The mission also flew Electron's first previously flown Rutherford engine, while its first stage completed a controlled ocean splashdown for recovery work supporting Rocket Lab's reusability program.
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- We Love The NightlifeCapella Acadia 1Acadia 1Electron F40Electron Flight 40
- Name
- Electron Flight 40 | We Love The Nightlife
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- We Love The Nightlife launched the first spacecraft in Capella Space's third-generation Acadia synthetic-aperture-radar series. The mission also flew Electron's first previously flown Rutherford engine, while its first stage completed a controlled ocean splashdown for recovery work supporting Rocket Lab's reusability program.
- End Date
- 2023-08-23
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully deployed Acadia 1 and recovered the first stage after splashdown
- Program
- Capella Space Acadia
- Start Date
- 2023-08-23
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- Creation Time
- July 19, 2026 at 04:47:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 04:47:41 UTC
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