Deployment
Electron at Mahia Peninsula
Small-lift orbital rocket for satellite deployment. Carbon composite structure, 3D-printed Rutherford engines.
Electron by Rocket Lab USA · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
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Electron launches from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. 40+ successful orbital flights.
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- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified
- Last updated
- 2026-06-08
- Model
- Electron
- Company
- Rocket Lab USA
- Location
- Mahia Peninsula
- Status
- operational
- ID
5076b74d-53b5-4063-9bfa-1ea474d7439c
Sources (1)
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-08
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-06-08
Maturity + lifecycle
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: launch_vehicle
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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Methodology surface for Electron at Mahia Peninsula.Common questions
- What is the Electron deployment at Mahia Peninsula?
- Electron, built by Rocket Lab USA, is recorded as a deployment at Mahia Peninsula on the DEPLOY registry. Rocket Lab USA operates the deployment directly.
- Who operates Electron at Mahia Peninsula?
- Rocket Lab USA, the manufacturer of Electron, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
- Have there been incidents at the Electron deployment at Mahia Peninsula?
- No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.
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