NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility will assist the launch of Rocket Lab U.S.’s first Electron rocket from Virginia at 6 p.m. EST, Monday, Jan. 23.
The 59-foot-tall Electron rocket will elevate off from Launch Advanced 2 at Virginia House’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island. The mission, named “Virginia is for Launch Lovers,” will deploy radio frequency monitoring satellites for HawkEye 360.
The launch window for the mission is 6–8 p.m. with subsequent back-up launch days.
With this mission, NASA helps foster a rising low-Earth space economic system and continues Wallops’ 35-year historical past of assist to the business launch business.
The launch could also be seen, climate allowing, to residents all through a lot of the east coast of the USA.
Viewing places on Chincoteague Island embrace Robert Reed Park on Foremost Road or Seaside Highway spanning the world between Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. The Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Atlantic seashores additionally present good viewing places. The NASA Customer Heart at Wallops will likely be open for this launch, and can open at 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 23.
A reside launch webcast will likely be out there at www.rocketlabusa.com/live-stream starting about 40 minutes earlier than launch.
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