Liftoff is scheduled for 3:30 a.m. ET.
If all goes according to plan on Tuesday, the Electron will deploy the Acadia satellite into a circular orbit about 395 miles up about 57 minutes after liftoff. After a checkout period, the spacecraft will eye our planet in radar light, gathering data for a variety of customers.
"Capella's satellites deliver the highest quality, high resolution SAR imagery commercially available with the ability to penetrate all weather conditions and capture clear imagery 24-7, day and night, anywhere on Earth," Rocket Lab wrote in the mission's press kit, which you can find"The next-generation Acadia satellites include several new features that will enable faster downlink speeds and even higher-quality images for fast, reliable insights that are easily...
Tuesday's mission, which Rocket Lab calls"We Will Never Desert You," is the second in a four-launch contract to deliver Capella's Acadia satellites to orbit. The first liftoff in that series occurred on Aug. 23.
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