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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
In Focus (Rideshare)
Launched
October 28, 2020
Summary
In Focus (Rideshare) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on October 28, 2020. It was Rocket Lab's 15th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,007th orbital launch attempt. It was the 15th Electron flight and the 5th this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Flock 4e'-1, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 518 × 535 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 12 objects from this launch are catalogued, 10 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Rocket Lab - In Focus Launch 10/28/2020Rocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 15th Electron flight · 5th this yearRocket Lab's 15th launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,007th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Flock 4e'-1 · NORAD 46813 · 2020-077 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 12 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2020-077A
- Epoch
- 2020-10-29 00:09:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.1546331 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012114
- Inclination
- 97.4995°
- Ascending node
- 3.4614°
- Arg. of perigee
- 336.2727°
- Mean anomaly
- 144.4253°
- 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
12 catalogued: 10 payloads, 2 rocket stages; none still in orbit
- Flock 4e'-1 · NORAD 46813 · re-entered December 8, 2023
- Flock 4e'-7 · NORAD 46814 · re-entered February 21, 2024
- Flock 4e'-9 · NORAD 46815 · re-entered December 12, 2023
- Flock 4e'-8 · NORAD 46816 · re-entered March 28, 2024
- Flock 4e'-5 · NORAD 46817 · re-entered March 9, 2024
- CE-SAT-IIB · NORAD 46818 · re-entered July 14, 2026
- Flock 4e'-3 · NORAD 46819 · re-entered March 5, 2024
- Flock 4e'-2 · NORAD 46820 · re-entered November 1, 2023
- Flock 4e'-4 · NORAD 46821 · re-entered November 25, 2023
- Flock 4e'-6 · NORAD 46822 · re-entered December 5, 2023
Electron 15 Stage 2 · re-entered November 11, 2020
Electron 15 Kick Stage · re-entered January 14, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
"In Focus" is a rideshare mission carrying 10 Earth observation satellites for Planet and Canon Electronics.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
15th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, 5th this year · 15th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
43 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
58 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandOpen in maps
Questions
When did In Focus (Rideshare) launch?
In Focus (Rideshare) launched on October 28, 2020. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch In Focus (Rideshare)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - In Focus Launch 10/28/2020. Watch the replay
What rocket launched In Focus (Rideshare)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did In Focus (Rideshare) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
What orbit did In Focus (Rideshare) reach?
Flock 4e'-1, one of 12 catalogued objects, reached a 518 × 535 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did In Focus (Rideshare) launch?
10 payloads from this launch are catalogued, none of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).