KAIST\u2019s NeonSat-1 will launch as the primary payload on an Electron rideshare mission with NASA in the first half of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Long Beach, California. December 7, 2023 \u2013 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (\u201cRocket Lab\u201d or \u201cthe Company\u201d), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced it has signed a launch services agreement to launch an Earth observation satellite for the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) on a rideshare mission in the first half of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
KAIST\u2019s NeonSat-1 will be the primary payload on an Electron rideshare mission that will also deploy NASA\u2019s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, or ACS3 satellite. The mission will lift-off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c2024 is shaping up to be our busiest launch year yet with a fully booked manifest of Electron missions,\u201d said Rocket Lab founder and CEO, Peter Beck. \u201cBy combining this mission with the launch of NASA\u2019s ACS3 spacecraft, we\u2019ve been able to provide KAIST with a launch opportunity on short notice to help them reach orbit faster. It\u2019s a privilege to be working with the KAIST team and we are thrilled to be providing them with timely and affordable launch services on Electron.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jae-Hung Han, Director General of the Satellite Technology Research Center (SaTReC) at KAIST said: “We highly anticipate collaborating with Rocket Lab for a successful launch of our first satellite of the NEONSAT microsatellite constellation program.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NeonSat-1 is a high-resolution optical satellite that will be deployed as a technology demonstration for a planned future Earth observation constellation. KAIST is Korea\u2019s leading science and technology institution, having developed and operated Korea\u2019s very first satellite KAIST when it was successfully launched more than 30 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to being launched by Electron, KAIST\u2019s NeonSat-1 will use Rocket Lab\u2019s MLB satellite separation system in the Company\u2019s latest demonstration of its vertically integrated space systems strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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