It′s A Test

Launch data: Designation  17F02 Launch date  25 May 2017 - 04:20? UT Launch site  OnS, RLLC1 Launch vehicle  Electron Mission  Rocket Test Decay  25 May 2017

Spacecraft data:

Mission details:

• RocketLabs, a California-based company with a New Zealand subsidiary, made its first orbital launch attempt on May 25, 2017. The Electron rocket took off from Rocket Labs Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula on North Island, New Zealand carrying a non-separable launch vehicle instrumentation payload. The first stage, with 9 Rutherford LOX/kero engines, completed its burn and separated from the second stage which ignited its single Rutherford vac engine and propelled the rocket above the atmosphere; however, orbit was not achieved.
• The "It′s a Test" mission on May 25 reportedly reached 224 km altitude before the second stage was commanded to shut down, resulting in the vehicle falling back into the ocean. The mission was aborted because the telemetry link was lost.
• Although the rocket performed first and second stage flight and payload fairing separation, the mission did not reach orbit.