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>[!success] Mission Success
>[!summary]
Launched from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula, the “Catch Me If You Can” mission was Rocket Lab’s 32nd Electron launch overall and second recovery mission of 2022.
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The mission deployed its 152nd satellite to orbit, the MATS science payload for the [[Swedish National Space Agency]].
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The “Catch Me If You Can” mission also resulted in a successful ocean splashdown of the Electron rocket’s first stage. Rocket Lab had planned to attempt amid-air capture of Electron’s first stage with a helicopter if conditions allowed, however not all requirements were met to ensure a successful capture Due to a brief telemetry loss with Electron’s first stage during its atmospheric re-entry, the helicopter was moved out of the capture zone per standard safety procedure. The Electron first stage completed a safe splashdown and will be brought back to Rocket Lab’s production facility for inspection and analysis.
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[📸 Mission Photo Album](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketlab/albums/72177720303420541/)
#electron #launch #success
| **Mission Name** | Catch Me If You Can |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Launch Date** | 2022-11-04 17:27 |
| **Outcome** | âś… Success |
| **Customer** | [[Swedish National Space Agency]] |
| **Location** | [[Launch Complex 1#Launch Pad B]] |
| **Vehicle** | [[Electron]] |
| **Orbit Type** | [[🌍 Orbits#SSO]] |
| **Target Orbit** | 585 km | 97.66° |
| **Payload Mass** | 50 kg |
| **Recovery** | Partial Failure (Aerial Capture) |
| **Mission Link** | [Catch Me If You Can](https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/missions-launched/catch-me-if-you-can/) |
| **Press Kit** | [Press Kit PDF](https://rocketlabcorp.com/assets/Uploads/F32-Catch-Me-Press-Kit.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 Successfully Deploys 152nd Satellite.md\|Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys 152nd Satellite]] | November 04, 2022 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab to Attempt Next Mid-Air Helicopter Rocket Catch During Next Mission.md\|Rocket Lab to Attempt Next Mid-Air Helicopter Rocket Catch During Next Mission]] | November 01, 2022 |
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