Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2
2023 to present
Site Details
- Country: United States
- Operator: Rocket Lab
- Type: Commercial
Overview
The Electron launch pad of Rocket Lab within the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia. Its first orbital launch flew in January 2023, delayed for years while NASA certified an autonomous flight termination system. The pad also hosts HASTE suborbital test flights.
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