Electron launches Acadia-3

Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “A Sky Full Of SARs” mission, Capella Space’s Acadia-3 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 11 August 2024, at 13:18 UTC (11 August, at 01:18 NZST). Credit: Capella Space/Rocket Lab