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Electron: Baby Come Back (Rideshare)

The "Baby Come Back" mission includes NASA's Starling project, which consists of four CubeSats designed to test technologies for future swarm missions. Telesat contributes the LEO 3 demonstration satellite, ensuring continuity for customers and ecosystem vendor testing. Additionally, two 3U satellites carrying GNSS-RO payloads from SpinGlobal will replenish their constellation of over 100 multipurpose satellites.

Tuesday, 18 July 202301:27 UTC
Electron: Baby Come Back (Rideshare)

Mission Data

Rocket Lab
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈRocket LabEst. 2006
Launch VehicleElectron
Vehicle Record95 of 99 launches (96%)
Provider TypeCommercial
Agency Record95 successes / 4 failures (96%)
Success Streak58 consecutive
Mission TypeDedicated Rideshare
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
LocationπŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand NZL
Orbital Launches This Year#106
Agency Launches This Year#7
Launches From This Pad41
Launches From This Site86
Status Note

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

About Electron

Electron is a two-stage orbital expendable launch vehicle (with an optional third stage) developed by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. Electron is a small-lift launch vehicle designed to launch small satellites and cubesats to sun-synchronous orbit and low earth orbit. The Electron is the first orbital class rocket to use electric-pump-fed engines, powered by the 9 Rutherford engines on the first stage. It is also used as a suborbital testbed (called HASTE) for hypersonics research.

Launch updates

  1. Mission success confirmed

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  2. Liftoff

  3. Livestream has started

  4. Updating T-0

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  5. Delayed due to weather

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  6. NET July 16 UTC.

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  7. Tweaked launch window

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  8. Changed launch pad.

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  9. Added launch time.

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  10. NET July 14th

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Launch Site

Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B Β· 39.2628Β°S 177.8645Β°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.