Launch Vehicle Payloads: RocketLab
Launch vehicle payload capabilities, fairing envelope dimensions, and spacecraft mechanical/acoustic environment specifications. Covers active and recent vehicles: Falcon 9 (expendable/reusable RTLS/drone), Falcon Heavy (expendable/partial/full recovery), Atlas V (401/551), Vulcan Centaur (VC2S/VC6S), Delta IV Heavy, Ariane 6 (A62/A64), Vega-C, Soyuz-2 (ST-A/ST-B), PSLV-XL, H3 (30S/22L), Long March 5, Long March 3B, Electron (standard/expanded fairing), LauncherOne, New Glenn, and Starship. Per SpaceX Falcon Users Guide 2021, ULA Atlas V Mission Planner's Guide Rev 11a, Arianespace User Manuals, NASA GEVS-STD-7000B.
| launch provider | vehicle config | acoustic oaspl db (dB) | fairing inner diameter m (m) | fairing usable length m (m) | fairing volume m3 (m3) | max axial accel g (g) | max lateral accel g (g) | min axial freq hz (Hz) | min lateral freq hz (Hz) | notes | payload leo kg (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RocketLab | Electron_expanded_fairing | 142 | 1.56 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 7 | 2.5 | 90 | 40 | Expanded fairing option: 1.56 m usable diameter; same 2.5 m height; ~4.4 m3 volume; 1.2x standard | 300 |
| RocketLab | Electron_expendable | 142 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 7 | 2.5 | 90 | 40 | Rutherford engine; standard fairing 1.2 m ID; 2.5 m fairing height; volume ~2.6 m3; typical 500 km SSO | 300 |
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