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>[!success] Mission Success
>[!summary]
Launched from Pad A at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula, the “There And Back Again” mission was Rocket Lab’s 26th Electron launch.
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The “There And Back Again” mission deployed 34 satellites to a sun synchronous orbit for a variety of customers including [[Alba Orbital]], [[Astrix Astronautics]], [[Aurora Propulsion Technologies]], [[E-Space]], [[Spaceflight]] Inc., and [[Unseenlabs]], and brought the total number of satellites launched by Electron to 146.
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“There And Back Again” was also a recovery mission where, for the first time, Rocket Lab caught Electron’s first stage as it returned from space under parachutes using a helicopter. The successful catch brings Electron one step closer to being the first reusable orbital small sat launcher.
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[📸 Mission Photo Album](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketlab/albums/72177720301762910/)
#electron #launch #success
| **Mission Name** | There And Back Again |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Launch Date** | 2022-05-02 22:49 |
| **Outcome** | âś… Success |
| **Customer** | [[Alba Orbital]], [[Astrix Astronautics]], [[Aurora Propulsion Technologies]], [[E-Space]], [[Spaceflight]], [[Unseenlabs]] |
| **Location** | [[Launch Complex 1#Launch Pad A]] |
| **Vehicle** | [[Electron]] |
| **Orbit Type** | [[🌍 Orbits#SSO]] |
| **Target Orbit** | 520 km | 94° |
| **Payload Mass** | Unknown |
| **Recovery** | Partial Failure (Aerial Capture) |
| **Mission Link** | [There And Back Again](https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/missions-launched/there-and-back-again/) |
| **Press Kit** | [Press Kit PDF](https://rocketlabcorp.com/assets/Uploads/There-And-Back-Again-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 to Take Next Major Step Toward Electron Reusability by Launching Pre-Flown Engine.md\|Rocket Lab to Take Next Major Step Toward Electron Reusability by Launching Pre-Flown Engine]] | April 19, 2023 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab Successfully Completes First Test Fire of Reused Rutherford Engine.md\|Rocket Lab Successfully Completes First Test Fire of Reused Rutherford Engine]] | September 01, 2022 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys 34 Satellites and Catches Rocket Booster Returning from Space with Helicopter.md\|Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys 34 Satellites and Catches Rocket Booster Returning from Space with Helicopter]] | May 02, 2022 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab to Attempt First Mid-Air Helicopter Capture of the Electron Rocket During Next Mission.md\|Rocket Lab to Attempt First Mid-Air Helicopter Capture of the Electron Rocket During Next Mission]] | April 06, 2022 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab to Launch Three Demonstration Satellites for E-Space.md\|Rocket Lab to Launch Three Demonstration Satellites for E-Space]] | March 21, 2022 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab to Launch Four PocketQube Satellites for Alba Orbital.md\|Rocket Lab to Launch Four PocketQube Satellites for Alba Orbital]] | August 18, 2021 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab to Launch Finnish Satellite Developing Next-Generation Space Junk Removal Technologies.md\|Rocket Lab to Launch Finnish Satellite Developing Next-Generation Space Junk Removal Technologies]] | August 16, 2021 |
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