Launch vehicle · Rocket Lab
Electron
RocketsSmall-lift
Imagery
Locations of Energetic Electron Events
2011
NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
A small-lift orbital rocket by Rocket Lab for dedicated small-satellite launches, with electric-pump-fed engines and recoverable first stages.
Components & hardware
Engines
Knowledge connections
- Operated byRocket Lab
- Powered byRutherford
- Replaced byNeutron
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- Rocket LabRocket Lab USA, Inc.
Electron, Neutron, and the Rutherford/Archimedes engines — manufacturer specifications.