Our Integration and Control Facility in Wallops is getting busy as we prepare for our first launch from LC-2!In the coming days, Electron will roll out to the pad for a final launch rehearsal, then it's on to payload integration and launch.
Open the pod bay doors, please @RocketLab ⚛️
Number : FDC 2/5134 Download shapefilesIssue Date : November 19, 2022 at 1451 UTCLocation : WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, VirginiaBeginning Date and Time : December 07, 2022 at 2230 UTCEnding Date and Time : December 08, 2022 at 0200 UTCReason for NOTAM : Space Operations AreaType : Space Operations
Electron stands tall at Launch Complex 2 in preparation for our first mission from Virginia. Launch window opens December 7th at 18:00 EST.📸 @TrevorMahlmann
What a view! Did you spy the iconic @NASA_Wallops water tower on the 'Virginia is for Launch Lovers' mission patch? This fairing will protect the spacecraft for radio frequency geospatial analytics provider @hawkeye360 during ascent to orbit🚀📸 @TrevorMahlmann
Launch rehearsal at LC-2? Complete ✅The countdown is on to our first launch from Virginia, carrying a Virginia payload for @HawkEye360. Learn more: bwnews.pr/3UWCmoq📸 @TrevorMahlmann
.@RocketLab's Electron had its Mission Dress Rehearsal at LC-2 over the weekend at NASA's Wallops launch range. Launch is targeting for Dec. 7, with a launch window of 6-8 p.m. EST.📸: Trevor Mahlmann
****VA - ATLANTIC OCEAN - WALLOPS ISLAND – ROCKET LAUNCH****Mariners are advised the launch director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia has advised that the area in the Atlantic Ocean within the existing danger zone off Wallops Island and Chincoteague Inlet (depicted in 33 CFR 334.130) as shown on Nautical Ocean Service chart 12210, will be hazardous to navigation because of a rocket launch during the periods and times stated below. The primary launch date is scheduled for Wallops Island, VA on; December 7, 2022 from 5:30 pm to 11:15 pm (Est), with the following back up dates and times:12/08/22 05:30 PM-12/08/22 11:15 PM12/09/22 05:30 PM-12/09/22 11:15 PM12/10/22 05:30 PM-12/10/22 11:15 PM12/11/22 05:30 PM-12/11/22 11:15 PM12/12/22 05:30 PM-12/12/22 11:15 PM12/13/22 05:30 PM-12/13/22 11:15 PM12/14/22 05:30 PM-12/14/22 11:15 PM12/15/22 05:30 PM-12/15/22 11:15 PM12/16/22 05:30 PM-12/16/22 11:15 PM12/17/22 05:30 PM-12/17/22 11:15 PM12/18/22 05:30 PM-12/18/22 11:15 PM12/19/22 05:30 PM-12/19/22 11:15 PM12/20/22 05:30 PM-12/20/22 11:15 PMThe following 3 public ship avoidance areas will be in effect during these launch windows bound by: a 60 nautical mile hazard area approximately 53.3 nautical miles east of Wallops Island launch pad at center point of position 37-36.66N /74-24.14W, 76.3 nautical mile hazard area approximately 291.7 nautical miles east of Wallops Island launch pad at center point of position 36-21.1N /69-41.13W, 104.2 nautical mile hazard area approximately 1213.5 nautical miles east of Wallops Island launch pad at center point of position 29-17.81N /53-24.72W. Mariners planning on operating in these areas are requested to contact "Wallops Plot" via VHF-FM Ch. 12 or Ch. 22 or via landline at (757) 824-1685. For any concerns contact surveillance coordinator Jordan West at (757) 824-2949 or launch director John Dickerson at (757) 894-2094. See ENC 9.
VA - ATLANTIC OCEAN - WALLOPS ISLAND – ROCKET LAUNCHMariners are advised the launch director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia has advised that the area in the Atlantic Ocean within the existing danger zone off Wallops Island and Chincoteague Inlet (depicted in 33 CFR 334.130) as shown on Nautical Ocean Service chart 12210, will be hazardous to navigation because of a rocket launch during the periods and times stated below.The primary launch date is scheduled for Wallops Island, VA on; December 9, 2022 from 5:30 pm to 11:15 pm (Est), with the following back up dates and times:12/10/22 05:30 PM-12/10/22 11:15 PM12/11/22 05:30 PM-12/11/22 11:15 PM12/12/22 05:30 PM-12/12/22 11:15 PM12/13/22 05:30 PM-12/13/22 11:15 PM12/14/22 05:30 PM-12/14/22 11:15 PM12/15/22 05:30 PM-12/15/22 11:15 PM12/16/22 05:30 PM-12/16/22 11:15 PM12/17/22 05:30 PM-12/17/22 11:15 PM12/18/22 05:30 PM-12/18/22 11:15 PM12/19/22 05:30 PM-12/19/22 11:15 PM12/20/22 05:30 PM-12/20/22 11:15 PMThe following 3 public ship avoidance areas will be in effect during these launch windows bound by: a 60 nautical mile hazard area approximately 53.3 nautical miles east of Wallops Island launch pad at center point of position 37-36.66N /74-24.14W, 113.4 nautical mile hazard area approximately 325.5 nautical miles east of Wallops Island launch pad at center point of position 36-3.28N /69-4.73W, 143 nautical mile hazard area approximately 1228.4 nautical miles east of Wallops Island launch pad at center point of position 29-6.89N /53-12.34W. Mariners planning on operating in these areas are requested to contact "Wallops Plot" via VHF-FM Ch. 12 or Ch. 22 or via landline at (757) 824-1685. For any concerns contact surveillance coordinator Jordan West at (757) 824-2949 or launch director John Dickerson at (757) 894-2094. See ENC 9.
Quote.@RocketLab's Electron had its Mission Dress Rehearsal at LC-2 over the weekend at NASA's Wallops launch range.
.@RocketLab's Electron had its Mission Dress Rehearsal at LC-2 over the weekend at NASA's Wallops launch range.
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 11/22/2022 09:35 pm Quote.@RocketLab's Electron had its Mission Dress Rehearsal at LC-2 over the weekend at NASA's Wallops launch range.It is "Launch Pad 0C". https://www.vaspace.org/our-facilities - Ed Kyle
Quote from: edkyle99 on 11/30/2022 02:18 amQuote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 11/22/2022 09:35 pm Quote.@RocketLab's Electron had its Mission Dress Rehearsal at LC-2 over the weekend at NASA's Wallops launch range.It is "Launch Pad 0C". https://www.vaspace.org/our-facilities - Ed KyleSince the company that actually built it calls it LC 2, the fact that the company which leased them the land calls it LP-0C seems less important to me. Maybe if you want to be extremely pedantic, LC 2 is located on LP-0C, since the latter is literally just the land itself, not any of the facilities.
Quote from: trimeta on 11/30/2022 04:04 amQuote from: edkyle99 on 11/30/2022 02:18 amQuote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 11/22/2022 09:35 pm Quote.@RocketLab's Electron had its Mission Dress Rehearsal at LC-2 over the weekend at NASA's Wallops launch range.It is "Launch Pad 0C". https://www.vaspace.org/our-facilities - Ed KyleSince the company that actually built it calls it LC 2, the fact that the company which leased them the land calls it LP-0C seems less important to me. Maybe if you want to be extremely pedantic, LC 2 is located on LP-0C, since the latter is literally just the land itself, not any of the facilities.The NASA WFF designation is Launch Area 0 (LA-0) and encompasses all of Virginia Space's Middle Atlantic Regional Spaceport. The legacy designation system predates NASA and was used for rail and TEL research rocket launch bases and select missile testing bases.
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 11/30/2022 06:46 amThe NASA WFF designation is Launch Area 0 (LA-0) and encompasses all of Virginia Space's Middle Atlantic Regional Spaceport. The legacy designation system predates NASA and was used for rail and TEL research rocket launch bases and select missile testing bases.So three layers of identification. One NASA. One MARS. One Rocket Lab. All different. Yeesh. - Ed Kyle
The NASA WFF designation is Launch Area 0 (LA-0) and encompasses all of Virginia Space's Middle Atlantic Regional Spaceport. The legacy designation system predates NASA and was used for rail and TEL research rocket launch bases and select missile testing bases.
🚀Launch update!🚀 To allow time for final pre-launch preparations, we are now targeting Dec 9 for our 1st mission from LC-2. Learn more about the ‘Virginia is for Launch Lovers’ mission: http://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/📸 @TrevorMahlmann