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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Catch Me If You Can (MATS)
Launched
November 4, 2022 · 17:27 UTC
Summary
Catch Me If You Can (MATS) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on November 4, 2022 at 17:27 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:15 to 18:30 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 32nd launch, 9th this year and humanity's 6,334th orbital launch attempt. It was the 32nd Electron flight and the 9th this year. Booster 32 flew for the 1st time and its landing at South Pacific failed. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). MATS, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 588 × 605 km orbit inclined 97.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Rocket Lab - Catch Me If You Can LaunchRocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- 32 · flight 1 · Helicopter Catch at South Pacific · landing failed4/6 landed here
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 32nd Electron flight · 9th this yearRocket Lab's 32nd launch9th this yearhumanity's 6,334th orbital launch attempt152nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
MATS · NORAD 54227 · 2022-147 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-147A
- Epoch
- 2022-11-04 18:59:07 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.92786674 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0011681
- Inclination
- 97.6565°
- Ascending node
- 311.5159°
- Arg. of perigee
- 302.348°
- Mean anomaly
- 246.6083°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- MATS · NORAD 54227 · in orbit
Electron 32 Kick Stage · in orbit
Electron 32 Stage 2 · re-entered November 20, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The payload is a science research satellite by space systems provider OHB Sweden for the Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA). The Mesospheric Airglow/Aerosol Tomography and Spectroscopy (MATS) satellite is the basis for the SNSA’s science mission to investigate atmospheric waves and better understand how the upper layer of Earth’s atmosphere interacts with wind and weather patterns closer to the ground. MATS was originally due to fly on a Russian launch service before the mission was manifested on Rocket Lab’s Electron.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
6th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 6th this year · 32nd from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 5, 6:27 AM GMT+13, in daylight
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
28 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 Catch Me If You Can (MATS) launch?
Catch Me If You Can (MATS) launched on November 4, 2022 at 17:27 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:15 to 18:30 UTC.
Where can I watch Catch Me If You Can (MATS)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - Catch Me If You Can Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Catch Me If You Can (MATS)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Catch Me If You Can (MATS) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Nov 5, 6:27 AM GMT+13 local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster 32 flew for the 1st time and its landing at South Pacific failed.
What orbit did Catch Me If You Can (MATS) reach?
MATS, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 588 × 605 km orbit inclined 97.7°.
How many satellites did Catch Me If You Can (MATS) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).