Electron is made by Rocket Lab USA, based in Long Beach, California, USA, founded in 2006.

Where is Electron deployed?

4 verified deployments of Electron are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Vandenberg SFB, Cape Canaveral.

Robot model

Electron

Name: Electron
Brand: Rocket Lab USA

Small-lift orbital rocket for satellite deployment. Carbon composite structure, 3D-printed Rutherford engines.

Electron is a robot model built by Rocket Lab USA. · Documented in 4 deployments across Baikonur Cosmodrome, Vandenberg SFB, Cape Canaveral, and Mahia Peninsula.

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Machine-readable surfaces

Markdown mirror: /models/electron.md
JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
REST API: /v1/models/7f43b4ec-6fa2-4787-8f1a-61064c9d9e25
Revision history: /models/electron/history
Data documentation: /data
Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP

Form factor: launch_vehicle
Lifecycle: active
Deployments: 4
ID: 7f43b4ec-6fa2-4787-8f1a-61064c9d9e25

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Recent deployments (4)

Electron at Baikonur CosmodromeBaikonur Cosmodrome
Electron at Vandenberg SFBVandenberg SFB
Electron at Cape CanaveralCape Canaveral
Electron at Mahia PeninsulaMahia Peninsula

Sources (1)

https://www.rocketlabusa.com/

Common questions

What is Electron?: Small-lift orbital rocket for satellite deployment. Carbon composite structure, 3D-printed Rutherford engines.
Who makes Electron?: Electron is made by Rocket Lab USA, based in Long Beach, California, USA, founded in 2006.
Where is Electron deployed?: 4 verified deployments of Electron are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Vandenberg SFB, Cape Canaveral.

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

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.