Pad B joins Pad A at Launch Complex 1, the world’s first private orbital launch site. Together with our third launch pad in Virginia, Rocket Lab’s launch sites can support up to 132 Electron launch opportunities every year.

Operating two pads means one is always ready for when a customer needs it. Launch sites adaptable to a customer’s schedule, not the other way around, is key to unlocking space access for all.

Pad B shares Pad A’s range assets including launch vehicle assembly hangar, three satellite cleanrooms, range control, and offices. With all this infrastructure already in place, we simply added one more pad to double launch capacity from LC-1.

 

Pad B’s first mission is scheduled for within the week launching a dedicated Electron for Japanese Earth-imaging company Synspective no earlier than 28 February UTC.