"I Can't Believe It's Not Optical"
Success
AUG 31202003:05:47 UTCCapella-2 (Sequoia) was Capella Space's first production SAR satellite and the first in their commercial constellation available for public tasking, offering sub-0.5 metre resolution in any weather and at any time of day. After delivering Sequoia, the Photon upper stage operated autonomously as a free-flying satellite - the first time Photon served in this role, which Rocket Lab designated 'First Light.'
Return-to-flight for Electron after the second-stage failure on 4 July 2020.
LIFTOFF
AUG 31 202003:05:47 UTC
Success
launched fromLC-1AMahia
aboardElectronintoLEO
Payloads · 2
- 01
Capella-2 (Sequoia)
Earth observation
- 02
Photon (First Light)
Flight test
