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Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

About This Facility

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B

Launch Performance

29
Total Launches
28
Successful
1
Failed
0
Upcoming
1
Rocket Families
29
Past Launches
Success Rate97%

Quick Facts

Location Details

Facility Location

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

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Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 is a commercial spaceport located close to Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of Māhia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is owned and operated by private spaceflight company Rocket Lab and supports launches of the company's Electron rocket for small satellites. With the launch of Electron on 25 May 2017, it became the first private spaceport to host an orbital launch attempt, and the first site in New Zealand to host an orbital launch attempt. With the Electron launch of 21 January 2018, it became the first private spaceport to host a successful orbital launch.

Latitude

-39.262800°

Longitude

177.864000°

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B location