Leidos Mission 2 "HASTE A La Vista" launch thread
Leidos Mission 2 "HASTE A La Vista" launch thread
Leidos Mission 2 "HASTE A La Vista"
Well folks, it's time for another Rocket Lab launch, suborbital this time!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-11-24 06:00 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local, EST) | 2024-11-24 01:00 |
| Scheduled for (NZDT) | 2024-11-24 19:00 |
| Launch site | Rocket Lab LC-2 (LP-0C), Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA |
| Booster recovery | No |
| Launch vehicle | Electron (suborbital HASTE variant) |
| Customer | USA Department of Defense |
| Payload | Undisclosed |
Livestreams
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Rocket Lab (official) | none |
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/user/SEL9000/streams |
| The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/@TheLaunchPad/streams |
| WAI Plus | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxoSsks7hDc |
| Reality PC | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3xpCwY9ROc |
| pat o. | Stream 1, stream 2, stream 3 |
Stats
- This will be the 13th launch for Rocket Lab this year.
- This will be the 55th overall launch for Rocket Lab.
Payload info:
- Rocket Lab mission page
- Rocket Lab Leidos page
- FCC document
- NASA document
- NextSpaceflight
- NASASpaceflight article
The Leidos Mission 2 will be Rocket Lab’s second of four missions for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB) program. The MACH-TB program was created by the Department of Defense (DoD) to reduce hypersonic risks and swiftly transition to innovative technologies. The payload is expected to be an experimental hypersonic glide body, although the details of the payload remain classified. The first Leidos mission for the MACH-TB program flew on June 17, 2023.
The booster for this mission is a Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE), a modified Electron optimized for hypersonic testing using custom fairings and a modified kick stage. The rocket launches the payload on a suborbital trajectory, providing acceleration towards hypersonic speeds, or over five times the speed of sound.
Previous mission: Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes
Next mission: Ice AIS Baby
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