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Electron: Owl Night Long (StriX-3)

StriX-3 is a synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective. It can gather high resolution Earth observation data regardless of conditions or daylight, offering a resilient and effective resource for the purposes of urban development, infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response.

Tuesday, 12 March 202415:03 UTC
Electron: Owl Night Long (StriX-3)

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 TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch PadRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
LocationπŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand NZL
Orbital Launches This Year#47
Agency Launches This Year#3
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. Launch Successful

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  2. Liftoff

  3. Livestream has started

  4. New T-0 due to weather.

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  5. Tweaked T-0.

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  6. Delayed to March 12 UTC for more preparation time.

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  7. Updated launch window and pad.

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  8. Added launch time.

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  9. NET March 9 UTC.

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  10. Adding launch

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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.