# Electron: robot model

Canonical ID: `7f43b4ec-6fa2-4787-8f1a-61064c9d9e25`

- **Slug:** electron
- **Form factor:** launch_vehicle
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 4

## Deployments

- [electron-baikonur-kazakhstan](/deployments/electron-baikonur-kazakhstan.md) at Baikonur Cosmodrome (id: `c994f065-9e50-4ae4-b789-ee90bd7d0c01`)
- [electron-vandenberg-sfb-ca](/deployments/electron-vandenberg-sfb-ca.md) at Vandenberg SFB (id: `f5e4f9af-0488-4cae-ac4e-f429038a9a41`)
- [electron-cape-canaveral-fl](/deployments/electron-cape-canaveral-fl.md) at Cape Canaveral (id: `42abadb6-5b57-4468-972b-07bc8e817840`)
- [rocket-lab-electron-mahia](/deployments/rocket-lab-electron-mahia.md) at Mahia Peninsula (id: `5076b74d-53b5-4063-9bfa-1ea474d7439c`)

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## 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.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.rocketlabusa.com/

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