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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Finding Hot Wildfires Near You (OroraTech OTC-P1)
Launched
March 26, 2025 · 15:30 UTC
Summary
Finding Hot Wildfires Near You (OroraTech OTC-P1) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on March 26, 2025 at 15:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:30 to 16:00 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 63rd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,911th orbital launch attempt. It was the 63rd Electron flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). OTC-P1-1, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 534 × 573 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 10 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.
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- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 63rd Electron flight · 5th this yearRocket Lab's 63rd launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,911th orbital launch attempt62nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
OTC-P1-1 · NORAD 63351 · 2025-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 10 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2025-061A
- Epoch
- 2025-03-26 18:12:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.06595378 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0028003
- Inclination
- 97.5194°
- Ascending node
- 62.4562°
- Arg. of perigee
- 22.0072°
- Mean anomaly
- 73.0325°
- 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
10 catalogued: 8 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 9 still in orbit
- OTC-P1-1 · NORAD 63351 · in orbit
- OTC-P1-2 · NORAD 63352 · in orbit
- OTC-P1-3 · NORAD 63353 · in orbit
- OTC-P1-4 · NORAD 63354 · in orbit
- OTC-P1-5 · NORAD 63355 · in orbit
- OTC-P1-6 · NORAD 63356 · in orbit
- OTC-P1-7 · NORAD 63357 · in orbit
- OTC-P1-8 · NORAD 63358 · in orbit
Electron 63 Kick Stage · re-entered April 4, 2025
Electron 63 Stage 2 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
8 satellites for a constellation of satellites developed by Orora Technologies (OroraTech) of Germany, with thermal infrared cameras that can provide 24/7 monitoring of wildfires globally, supporting better and faster wildfire response to protect forests, people, and infrastructure worldwide. The company plans to expand their constellation with up to 100 satellites in total by 2028.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
28th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 3rd this year · 57th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 27, 4:30 AM GMT+13, at night
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
11 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandOpen in maps
Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
All payloads deployed.
hitura-nobad · 3/26/2025 · source
Liftoff!
hitura-nobad · 3/26/2025 · source
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
LL2 · 3/26/2025 · source
Changed NET launch date.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/20/2025 · source
Added launch window and launch pad information.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/20/2025 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/18/2025 · source
Added launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 1/23/2025 · source
Questions
When did Finding Hot Wildfires Near You (OroraTech OTC-P1) launch?
Finding Hot Wildfires Near You (OroraTech OTC-P1) launched on March 26, 2025 at 15:30 UTC. The launch window ran from 15:30 to 16:00 UTC.
Where can I watch Finding Hot Wildfires Near You (OroraTech OTC-P1)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - 'Finding Hot Wildfires Near You' Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Finding Hot Wildfires Near You (OroraTech OTC-P1)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Finding Hot Wildfires Near You (OroraTech OTC-P1) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Mar 27, 4:30 AM GMT+13 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Finding Hot Wildfires Near You (OroraTech OTC-P1) reach?
OTC-P1-1, one of 10 catalogued objects, reached a 534 × 573 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did Finding Hot Wildfires Near You (OroraTech OTC-P1) launch?
8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).