Electron Stage Testing
Electron was designed to orbit small satellites for about $4.9 million per mission. The design adopted innovative carbon composite tanks to hold both the kerosene fuel and the cryogenic liquid oxygen oxidizer. Nine Rutherford engines, each producing 1.739 tonnes of sea-level thrust at a 303 second vacuum specific impulse, powered the first stage. A single Rutherford Vacuum Engine powered the second stage, producing 2.268 tonnes thrust at a 333 second specific impulse.
Electron weighed 12.55 tonnes at liftoff, rising on 15.65 tonnes thrust. It was 1.2 meters diameter and 17 meters tall. Its first stage was 12.1 meters tall, the second stage 2.4 meters, and the payload fairing 2.5 meters. The rocket was designed to lift 150 kilogram payloads to a 500-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
GENERAL INFO
- Successors 1 craft(s)
- Created On: Android
- Game Version: 0.9.801.0
- Price: $2,854k
- Number of Parts: 232
- Dimensions: 17 m x 1 m x 1 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 5.5km/s
- Total Thrust: 277kN
- Engines: 14
- Wet Mass: 10,649kg
- Dry Mass: 2,709kg
STAGES
| Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 3.0km/s | 254kN | 80s | 10,649kg |
| 3 | 1 | 2.0km/s | 22kN | 2.4m | 2,188kg |
| 5 | 1 | 488m/s | 480N | 5.2m | 335kg |
