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>[!Success] Mission Success
[[Electron]]'s 54th mission, **'Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes'**, was a dedicated mission to low Earth orbit for a confidential commercial customer that launched from Rocket Lab [[Launch Complex 1]] on November 5th, 2024. The mission was Rocket Lab's 12th launch of 2024, increasing the record number of [[Electron]] launches achieved annually since orbital launch services began in 2018.
Rocket Lab’s rapid call-up launch capability, its standardized and rapid production of [[Electron]] launch vehicles that ensures a rocket can be assigned a payload for on-demand launch within days, responsive launch sites, and its experienced team behind the second most frequently launched U.S. orbital rocket, were key enablers for this mission.
[📸 Mission Photo Album](https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketlab/albums/72177720321266011/)
>[!summary] Notes
> - From contract to launch in less than 10 weeks - [Source](https://www.rocketlabusa.com/updates/from-contract-to-space-in-less-than-ten-weeks-rocket-lab-launches-its-54th-electron-mission/)
> - Confidential customer has been leaked as [[E-Space]] - [Source](https://www.mbie.govt.nz/about/open-government-and-official-information/release-of-information/lists-of-ministerial-documents-by-portfolio/space#September)
> - Payload is likely 'ProtoSat-1' a tech demo - "The identification of E-Space as the owner is tentative, based on the registration of the satellite with Rwanda, as the Rwandan government filed an application to the International Telecom Union for a 300,000 satellite constellation to be operated under Rwandan authority by E-Space."
#electron #launch #success
| **Mission Name** | Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Launch Date** | 2024-11-05 10:54 |
| **Outcome** | ✅ Success |
| **Customer** | [[E-Space]], Confidential Customer |
| **Location** | [[Launch Complex 1#Launch Pad B]] |
| **Vehicle** | [[Electron]] |
| **Orbit Type** | [[Orbits#SSO]] |
| **Payload Mass** | 100 kg |
| **Target Orbit** | Classified |
| **Achieved Orbit** | 635 x 651 km \| 97.92° |
| **Recovery** | No Attempt |
| **Mission Link** | [Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes](https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/missions-launched/changes-in-latitudes-changes-in-attitudes/) |
| **Press Kit** | 🚫 No Press Kit. Confidential customer. |
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## Payload
Likely [[E-Space]] Protosat 1
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/protosat-1.htm
## Launch Video
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## Notes
## News
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| File | Published |
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| [[News/From Contract to Space in Less Than Ten Weeks Rocket Lab Launches its 54th Electron Mission.md\|From Contract to Space in Less Than Ten Weeks Rocket Lab Launches its 54th Electron Mission]] | November 05, 2024 |
| [[News/Rocket Lab Adds New Mission to 2024 Launch Manifest, Schedules Launch in Coming Days.md\|Rocket Lab Adds New Mission to 2024 Launch Manifest, Schedules Launch in Coming Days]] | October 16, 2024 |
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