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>[!success] Mission Success
>[!summary]
This mission launched a single communication microsatellite for OHB Group that will enable specific frequencies to support future services from orbit. The launch was Rocket Lab’s 18th Electron mission and was procured for OHB Group through OHB Cosmos International Launch Service GmbH, the launch service division of OHB Group. OHB Cosmos is responsible for launching the spacecraft built by the Group's satellite manufacturers based in Germany, Sweden, and Czech Republic.
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[📸 Mission Photo Album](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketlab/albums/72177720302069738/)
#electron #launch #success
| **Mission Name** | Another One Leaves The Crust |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Launch Date** | 2021-01-20 07:26 |
| **Outcome** | âś… Success |
| **Customer** | [[OHB Group]] |
| **Location** | [[Launch Complex 1#Launch Pad A]] |
| **Vehicle** | [[Electron]] |
| **Orbit Type** | [[🌍 Orbits#LEO]] |
| **Target Orbit** | 1200 km | 90° |
| **Payload Mass** | 50 kg |
| **Recovery** | No Attempt |
| **Mission Link** | [Another One Leaves The Crust](https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/missions-launched/another-one-leaves-the-crust/) |
| **Press Kit** | [Press Kit PDF](https://rocketlabcorp.com/assets/Uploads/Rocket-Lab-Another-One-Leaves-The-Crust-Press-Kit2.pdf) |
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## 📽️ Launch Video
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## đź“° News
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| File | Published |
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| [[News/Rocket Lab Demonstrates New Orbital Maneuvering Capability with Most Complex Kick Stage Mission Yet.md\|Rocket Lab Demonstrates New Orbital Maneuvering Capability with Most Complex Kick Stage Mission Yet]] | January 26, 2021 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab’s First Mission of 2021 to Launch Communications Satellite for OHB Group Rocket Lab.md\|Rocket Lab’s First Mission of 2021 to Launch Communications Satellite for OHB Group Rocket Lab]] | January 05, 2021 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab to Launch Dedicated Mission for European Space Technology Company OHB Group.md\|Rocket Lab to Launch Dedicated Mission for European Space Technology Company OHB Group]] | August 25, 2020 |
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