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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Look Ma, No Hands (Rideshare)
Launched
August 19, 2019 · 12:12 UTC
Summary
Look Ma, No Hands (Rideshare) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on August 19, 2019 at 12:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:40 to 13:20 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 8th launch, 4th this year and humanity's 5,879th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Electron flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). BRO-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 302 × 555 km orbit inclined 45.0°. 6 objects from this launch are catalogued, 4 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Electron by Rocket Lab - Look Ma, No Hands!Space Launch Now
- Look Ma, No Hands Launch - 08/19/2019Rocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Dedicated Rideshare · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 8th Electron flight · 4th this yearRocket Lab's 8th launch4th this yearhumanity's 5,879th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
BRO-1 · NORAD 44495 · 2019-054 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 6 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2019-054A
- Epoch
- 2019-08-19 14:27:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.48452897 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0185695
- Inclination
- 45.0141°
- Ascending node
- 94.902°
- Arg. of perigee
- 239.2691°
- Mean anomaly
- 146.7055°
- 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
6 catalogued: 4 payloads, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- BRO-1 · NORAD 44495 · re-entered July 18, 2026
- Pearl White 1 · NORAD 44497 · re-entered May 7, 2025
- Pearl White 2 · NORAD 44498 · re-entered March 8, 2025
- Global-4 · NORAD 44499 · in orbit
Electron 8 Kick Stage · re-entered February 12, 2025
Electron 8 Stage 2 · re-entered November 5, 2020
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Mission carries a satellite for the future UNSEENLABS maritime tracking constellation, a BlackSky Global-4 Earth observation satellite, and two experimental satellites for United States Air Force Space Command.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
8th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, 4th this year · 8th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 20, 12:12 AM GMT+12, at night
43 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
51 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 Look Ma, No Hands (Rideshare) launch?
Look Ma, No Hands (Rideshare) launched on August 19, 2019 at 12:12 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:40 to 13:20 UTC.
Where can I watch Look Ma, No Hands (Rideshare)?
Coverage: Electron by Rocket Lab - Look Ma, No Hands!; Look Ma, No Hands Launch - 08/19/2019. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Look Ma, No Hands (Rideshare)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Look Ma, No Hands (Rideshare) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Aug 20, 12:12 AM GMT+12 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Look Ma, No Hands (Rideshare) reach?
BRO-1, one of 6 catalogued objects, reached a 302 × 555 km orbit inclined 45.0°.
How many satellites did Look Ma, No Hands (Rideshare) launch?
4 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).