Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellite for Synspective, Caps Off Year With 60% Increase in Launches YoY
Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellite for Synspective, Caps Off Year With 60% Increase in Launches YoY
The mission was Rocket Lab's 16th launch for the year and sixth launch to date for Japanese Earth-observation company Synspective
這次任務是火箭實驗室今年的第16次發射,也是日本地球觀察公司Synspective迄今爲止的第六次發射。
MAHIA, New Zealand--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$RKLB--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) ("Rocket Lab" or "the Company"), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it successfully completed the Company's 16th launch for the year, deploying a satellite for Japanese Earth-observation constellation operator Synspective.
新西蘭馬希亞--(商業新聞)--$RKLb--火箭實驗室美國公司(納斯達克: RKLB)("火箭實驗室"或"公司"),全球領先的發射服務和空間系統公司,今天宣佈成功完成公司今年的第16次發射,爲日本地球觀察星座運營商Synspective部署了一顆衛星。
The "Owl The Way Up" mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand on 22 December at 03:17 NZT deploying a single StriX satellite to orbit from the Electron launch vehicle. The mission was the sixth in a total of 16 launches booked on Electron for Synspective, an Earth observation company operating a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites designed to deliver imagery that can detect millimetre-level changes to the Earth's surface from space. Rocket Lab first launched for Synspective in December 2020 and has been the sole launch provider for Synspective's constellation to date.
"Owl The Way Up"任務於12月22日03:17 NZt從新西蘭馬希亞的火箭實驗室發射場1號發射,成功將一顆StriX衛星部署到軌道。這次任務是爲Synspective預定的16次發射中的第六次,Synspective是一家經營合成孔徑雷達(SAR)衛星星座的地球觀察公司,旨在提供能夠檢測地球表面毫米級變化的圖像。火箭實驗室於2020年12月首次爲Synspective發射,迄今爲止一直是Synspective星座的唯一發射提供商。
Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Sir Peter Beck, says: "Mission success once again for Synspective, capping off our busiest launch year to date. We look forward to continuing to increase our launch cadence in the new year as we strengthen Electron's position as the leading small rocket globally, and also enter the medium launch market with Neutron's debut. In 2024 we launched missions for NASA, the NRO, deployed multiple missions for commercial constellation operators like Synspective, launched suborbital HASTE missions advancing hypersonic flight test capability, and to top it all off, we achieved a world first by launching two missions from two different hemispheres in less than 24 hours. Thank you and congratulations to the Rocket Lab team, our customers, and our mission partners for another stellar year."
火箭實驗室創始人兼首席執行官彼得·貝克爵士表示:「再次爲Synspective取得任務成功,標誌着我們迄今爲止最繁忙的發射年。我們期待在新的一年中繼續提高我們的發射頻率,進一步鞏固Electron作爲全球領先的小型火箭的地位,並憑藉Neutron的首次亮相進入中型發射市場。在2024年,我們爲NASA、NRO發射了任務,爲商業星座運營商如Synspective發射了多項任務,進行了推進超音速飛行測試能力的亞軌道HASTE任務,最後,憑藉在24小時內從兩個不同半球發射的兩次任務,我們取得了世界首次。感謝並祝賀火箭實驗室團隊、我們的客戶和我們的任務合作伙伴,感謝你們又一個輝煌的年度。」
Rocket Lab launched 16 missions in 2024, besting the Company's previous annual launch record of 10 missions, achieved in 2023 and representing a launch cadence increase of 60% year-on-year. Rocket Lab maintained a record of 100% mission success for all launches in 2024. The "Owl The Way" up launch was Rocket Lab's final scheduled launch for 2024 with the next Electron launch scheduled in Q1 2025.
火箭實驗室在2024年發射了16個任務,超過了公司在2023年創下的10個任務的年度發射記錄,實現了同比60%的發射頻率增長。火箭實驗室在2024年的所有發射中保持了100%的任務成功記錄。"Owl The Way" up發射是火箭實驗室2024年最後一次計劃發射,下一次Electron發射計劃在2025年第一季度進行。
Rocket Lab Images and Videos:
火箭實驗室的圖像和視頻:
Launch webcast:
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About Synspective's constellation:
關於Synspective的星座:
Synspective's small SAR satellites, StriX, are equipped with a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensor, which can observe the Earth's surface in any weather condition day or night. Not affected by clouds or rainSAR is suitable for persistent monitoring of disasters and detailed changes to secure critical infrastructure and other facilities. Example use cases include:
Synspective的小型合成孔徑雷達(SAR)衛星StriX配備有合成孔徑雷達(SAR)傳感器,可以在任何天氣條件下晝夜觀察地球表面。它不受雲層或降雨的影響,SAR適合對災害進行持續監測以及詳細變化,以確保關鍵基礎設施和其他設施的安全。具體應用案例包括:
detecting anomalies in road, rail, energy and other infrastructure, resulting in lower maintenance costs and accident risk,
monitoring crop growth conditions and analyzing soil and vegetation health to help reduce costs and increase efficiency for farmers,
detecting illegal logging and fishing in the most remote parts of the world,
providing rapid damage assessment after flooding, landslides and volcanic eruptions, as well as risk assessment for land subsidence,
enabling the persistent monitoring of maritime traffic, border activities and other potential security threats, and advances maritime domain awareness,
analyzing tree cover to calculate CO2 absorption and carbon credits.
檢測公路、鐵路、能源和其他基礎設施中的異常,從而降低維護成本和事故風險,
監測作物生長條件,分析土壤和植被健康,幫助降低成本並提高農民的效率,
在世界上最偏遠的地區檢測非法伐木和捕魚,
在洪水、滑坡和火山爆發後提供快速的損害評估,以及土地沉降的風險評估,
能夠持續監測海上交通、邊界活動和其他潛在的安全威脅,並推進海洋領域的意識,
分析森林覆蓋情況以計算二氧化碳吸收量和碳信用。
About Rocket Lab
關於火箭實驗室
Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company with an established track record of mission success. We deliver reliable launch services, satellite manufacture, spacecraft components, and on-orbit management solutions that make it faster, easier, and more affordable to access space. Headquartered in Long Beach, California, Rocket Lab designs and manufactures the Electron small orbital launch vehicle, a family of flight-proven spacecraft, and the Company is developing the large Neutron launch vehicle for constellation deployment. Since its first orbital launch in January 2018, Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicle has become the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket annually and has delivered more than 200 satellites to orbit for private and public sector organizations, enabling operations in national security, scientific research, space debris mitigation, Earth observation, climate monitoring, and communications. Rocket Lab's Photon spacecraft platform has been selected to support NASA missions to the Moon and Mars, as well as the first private commercial mission to Venus. Rocket Lab has three launch pads at two launch sites, including two launch pads at a private orbital launch site located in New Zealand and a third launch pad in Virginia.
火箭實驗室成立於2006年,是一家擁有豐富成功發射經驗的端到端航天公司。我們提供可靠的發射服務、衛星製造、航天器元件以及軌道管理解決方案,使進入太空變得更快、更容易和更經濟。火箭實驗室總部位於加利福尼亞州長灘,設計並製造電子小型軌道運載火箭、經過驗證的航天器系列,並正在開發用於星座部署的大型中子運載火箭。自2018年1月首次軌道發射以來,火箭實驗室的電子運載火箭已成爲美國每年發射頻率第二高的火箭,併爲私營和公共部門組織發射了200多顆衛星,使其能夠在國家安全、科學研究、太空垃圾減少、地球觀測、氣候監測和通信領域開展業務。火箭實驗室的 Photon 航天器平台已被選中支持NASA前往月球和火星的任務,以及首個私人商業探測金星的任務。火箭實驗室在兩個發射場有三個發射臺,包括位於新西蘭的一個私人軌道發射場的兩個發射臺,以及位於維吉尼亞州的第三個發射臺。
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