Electron | The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX-1)
Rocket Lab · Electron · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Rocket Lab's 30th launch · 7th this year · humanity's 6,299th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Sep 15, 20:38 – Sep 15, 20:38 UTC
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The Owl Spreads Its Wings (StriX 1)
Second of three launches of a StriX satellite as part of Synspective’s SAR constellation. StriX-1 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.
Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Booster
- 30 · flight 1 · expendable · zone record 4/6
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Updates
Successful launch
Nosu · 9/15/2022 · source
Liftoff
Nosu · 9/15/2022 · source
Updating to an instantaneous launch window
Nosu · 9/15/2022 · source
Weather 80%
Nosu · 9/15/2022 · source
Webcast live
Nosu · 9/15/2022 · source
Updated T-0 and live stream link
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/15/2022 · source
24 hours slip due to weather
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/14/2022 · source
Updated launch window and pad
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/8/2022 · source
Launch date confirmed
spacevogel · 8/31/2022 · source
Targeting September
Nosu · 8/15/2022 · source
Pad — Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B
37 launches from this pad · 78 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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