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>[!success] Mission Success
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The ELaNa-19 mission for NASA (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites 19) was Rocket Lab’s fourth Electron launch and the company’s first mission for NASA. The mission saw Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle loft 13 CubeSats to low Earth orbit.
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The launch was significant for the small satellite industry as it was the first time NASA CubeSats will enjoyed a dedicated ride to orbit on a commercial launch vehicle, thanks to NASA’s forward-leaning Venture Class Launch Services (VCLS) initiative.
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| **Mission Name** | NASA ELaNa-19 |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Launch Date** | 2018-12-16 06:33 |
| **Outcome** | âś… Success |
| **Customer** | [[NASA]] |
| **Location** | [[Launch Complex 1#Launch Pad A]] |
| **Vehicle** | [[Electron]] |
| **Orbit Type** | [[🌍 Orbits#LEO]] |
| **Target Orbit** | 500 km | 85° |
| **Payload Mass** | 78 kg |
| **Recovery** | No Attempt |
| **Mission Link** | [NASA ELaNa-19](https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/missions-launched/elana-19/) |
| **Press Kit** | [Press Kit PDF](https://rocketlabcorp.com/assets/Uploads/NASA-ELANA19-Presskit-December2019.pdf) |
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## 📽️ Launch Video
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## ✏️ Notes
Cubesats Deployed:
**CubeSat:**Â Ceres
**Organization:**Â NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center
**CubeSat:**Â STF-1
**Organization:**Â NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center
**CubeSat:**Â CubeSail
**Organization:**Â University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
**CubeSat:**Â CHOMPTT
**Organization:**Â University of Florida
**CubeSat:**Â NMTSat
**Organization:**Â New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
**CubeSat:**Â DaVinci
**Organization:**Â North Idaho STEM Charter Academy
**CubeSat:**Â Rsat
**Organization:**Â U. S. Naval Academy
**CubeSat:**Â ISX
**Organization:**Â California Polytechnic State University
**CubeSat:**Â Shields-1
**Organization:**Â NASA Langley Research Center
**CubeSat:**Â ALBus
**Organization:**Â NASA Glenn Research Center
**CubeSat:**Â SHFT-1
**Organization:**Â NASA JPL
## đź“° News
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| File | Published |
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| [[News/Rocket Lab successfully launches NASA CubeSats to orbit on first ever Venture Class Launch Services mission.md\|Rocket Lab successfully launches NASA CubeSats to orbit on first ever Venture Class Launch Services mission]] | December 16, 2018 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab prepares to launch historic CubeSat mission for NASA.md\|Rocket Lab prepares to launch historic CubeSat mission for NASA]] | December 04, 2018 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab enters high frequency launch operations.md\|Rocket Lab enters high frequency launch operations]] | October 30, 2018 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab to launch It’s Business Time and ELaNa XIX missions weeks apart.md\|Rocket Lab to launch It’s Business Time and ELaNa XIX missions weeks apart]] | August 06, 2018 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab integrates payloads for first ever NASA Venture Class Launch Services Mission.md\|Rocket Lab integrates payloads for first ever NASA Venture Class Launch Services Mission]] | April 25, 2018 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab completes fit check for NASA VCLS ELaNa XIX mission.md\|Rocket Lab completes fit check for NASA VCLS ELaNa XIX mission]] | February 09, 2018 |
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