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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
A Data With Destiny (BlackSky 14-15)
Launched
December 9, 2021 · 00:02 UTC
Summary
A Data With Destiny (BlackSky 14-15) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on December 9, 2021 at 00:02 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:45 to 01:50 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 23rd launch, 6th this year and humanity's 6,165th orbital launch attempt. It was the 23rd Electron flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Global-17, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 437 × 447 km orbit inclined 42.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Electron A Data With DestinyThe Space Devs
- Rocket Lab 'A Data With Destiny' LaunchRocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 23rd Electron flight · 6th this yearRocket Lab's 23rd launch6th this yearhumanity's 6,165th orbital launch attempt128th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
Global-17 · NORAD 49949 · 2021-120 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-120A
- Epoch
- 2021-12-09 02:36:04 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.43789304 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007002
- Inclination
- 42.0126°
- Ascending node
- 12.3326°
- Arg. of perigee
- 280.2922°
- Mean anomaly
- 190.9303°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 2 still in orbit
- Global-17 · NORAD 49949 · in orbit
- Global-16 · NORAD 49950 · in orbit
Electron 23 Stage 2 · re-entered December 17, 2021
Electron 23 Kick Stage · re-entered December 20, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Payload consists of two BlackSky Gen-2 high-resolution multi-spectral Earth observation satellites.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
23rd launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, 6th this year · 23rd from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Dec 9, 1:02 PM GMT+13, in daylight
43 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
20 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandOpen in maps
Updates
Questions
When did A Data With Destiny (BlackSky 14-15) launch?
A Data With Destiny (BlackSky 14-15) launched on December 9, 2021 at 00:02 UTC. The launch window ran from 23:45 to 01:50 UTC.
Where can I watch A Data With Destiny (BlackSky 14-15)?
Coverage: Electron A Data With Destiny; Rocket Lab 'A Data With Destiny' Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched A Data With Destiny (BlackSky 14-15)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did A Data With Destiny (BlackSky 14-15) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Dec 9, 1:02 PM GMT+13 local time at the pad.
What orbit did A Data With Destiny (BlackSky 14-15) reach?
Global-17, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 437 × 447 km orbit inclined 42.0°.
How many satellites did A Data With Destiny (BlackSky 14-15) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).