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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
It Argos Up From Here (Argos-4)
Launched
October 7, 2022 · 17:09 UTC
Summary
It Argos Up From Here (GAzelle) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on October 7, 2022 at 17:09 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:00 to 18:00 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 31st launch, 8th this year and humanity's 6,313th orbital launch attempt. It was the 31st Electron flight and the 8th this year. Booster 31 flew for the 1st time and was expended. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). GAzelle, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 751 × 769 km orbit inclined 98.3°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- 31 · flight 1 · expendable4/6 landed here
- Mission
- Technology · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 31st Electron flight · 8th this yearRocket Lab's 31st launch8th this yearhumanity's 6,313th orbital launch attempt131st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
GAzelle · NORAD 54023 · 2022-127 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2022-127A
- Epoch
- 2022-10-07 19:31:28 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.41630497 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012481
- Inclination
- 98.3166°
- Ascending node
- 280.1878°
- Arg. of perigee
- 299.6451°
- Mean anomaly
- 60.3516°
- 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
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- GAzelle · NORAD 54023 · in orbit
Electron 31 Kick Stage · in orbit
Electron 31 Stage 2 · re-entered February 27, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The “It Argos Up From Here” mission will launch the General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems designed and manufactured satellite GAzelle, carrying Argos-4 Advanced Data Collection System (A-DCS) hosted payload, part of the international Argos program that collects data from thousands of sensors and transmitters located around the world.
Related page: ARGOS-4 LaunchRelated page: ARGOS-4 LaunchRelated page: www.rocketlabusa.com
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
5th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 5th this year · 31st from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 8, 6:09 AM GMT+13, in twilight
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
21 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Successful launch
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff
Nosu · 10/7/2022 · source
Webcast live
Nosu · 10/7/2022 · source
Updated T-0
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/7/2022 · source
NET October 7
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/4/2022 · source
Delayed by 24 hours due to weather
SwGustav · 10/2/2022 · source
Refined launch window
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/30/2022 · source
Adding the launch
SwGustav · 9/19/2022 · source
Questions
When did It Argos Up From Here (GAzelle) launch?
It Argos Up From Here (GAzelle) launched on October 7, 2022 at 17:09 UTC. The launch window ran from 17:00 to 18:00 UTC.
Where can I watch It Argos Up From Here (GAzelle)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - It Argos Up From Here Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched It Argos Up From Here (GAzelle)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did It Argos Up From Here (GAzelle) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Oct 8, 6:09 AM GMT+13 local time at the pad.
Did the booster land?
Booster 31 flew for the 1st time and was expended.
What orbit did It Argos Up From Here (GAzelle) reach?
GAzelle, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 751 × 769 km orbit inclined 98.3°.
How many satellites did It Argos Up From Here (GAzelle) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).