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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
It’s a Little Chile Up Here (STP-27RM)
Launched
July 29, 2021
Summary
It’s a Little Chile Up Here (STP-27RM) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on July 29, 2021. It was Rocket Lab's 21st launch, 4th this year and humanity's 6,108th orbital launch attempt. It was the 21st Electron flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Monolith, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 617 km orbit inclined 37.0°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 21st Electron flight · 4th this yearRocket Lab's 21st launch4th this yearhumanity's 6,108th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Monolith · NORAD 49052 · 2021-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-068A
- Epoch
- 2021-07-29 08:23:18 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.46903419 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0270865
- Inclination
- 37.0041°
- Ascending node
- 305.8712°
- Arg. of perigee
- 263.7118°
- Mean anomaly
- 180.523°
- 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: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- Monolith · NORAD 49052 · in orbit
Electron 21 Stage 2 · re-entered November 15, 2021
Electron 21 Kick Stage · re-entered October 13, 2022
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
A U.S. Air Force experimental spacecraft. It will demonstrate the use of a deployable sensor, where the sensor’s mass is a substantial fraction of the total mass of the spacecraft and provide a platform to test future space protection capabilities.
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Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
21st launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, 4th this year · 21st 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
74 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 It’s a Little Chile Up Here (STP-27RM) launch?
It’s a Little Chile Up Here (STP-27RM) launched on July 29, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch It’s a Little Chile Up Here (STP-27RM)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - It's A Little Chile Up Here Launch 07/29/2021. Watch the replay
What rocket launched It’s a Little Chile Up Here (STP-27RM)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did It’s a Little Chile Up Here (STP-27RM) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
What orbit did It’s a Little Chile Up Here (STP-27RM) reach?
Monolith, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 249 × 617 km orbit inclined 37.0°.
How many satellites did It’s a Little Chile Up Here (STP-27RM) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).