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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Love At First Insight (BlackSky 10-11)
Launched
November 18, 2021
Summary
Love At First Insight (BlackSky 10-11) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on November 18, 2021. It was Rocket Lab's 22nd launch, 5th this year and humanity's 6,151st orbital launch attempt. It was the 22nd Electron flight and the 5th this year. Booster 22 flew for the 1st time and landed at South Pacific. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Global-14, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 436 × 446 km orbit inclined 42.0°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Electron Love at First InsightThe Space Devs
- Rocket Lab - Love At First Insight Launch 11/18/2021Rocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- 22 · flight 1 · Parachute Landing at South Pacific · landed4/6 landed here
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 22nd Electron flight · 5th this yearRocket Lab's 22nd launch5th this yearhumanity's 6,151st orbital launch attempt114th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Global-14 · NORAD 49469 · 2021-106 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2021-106A
- Epoch
- 2021-11-18 05:30:51 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.44191649 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0007802
- Inclination
- 42.0187°
- Ascending node
- 15.5948°
- Arg. of perigee
- 275.1847°
- Mean anomaly
- 135.616°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- 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. Booster return drawn from padside's representative arc.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 2 payloads, 2 rocket stages, 1 component; 1 still in orbit
- Global-14 · NORAD 49469 · in orbit
- Global-15 · NORAD 49470 · re-entered September 20, 2024
Electron 22 Stage 2 · re-entered November 30, 2021
Electron 22 Kick Stage · re-entered November 22, 2021
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Payload consists of two BlackSky Gen-2 high-resolution multi-spectral Earth observation satellites.
Related page: Love At First InsightRelated page: www.rocketlabusa.com
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
22nd launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, 5th this year · 22nd 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
111 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandOpen in maps
Updates
Payload successfully deployed via rocket lab twitter.
Show 9 earlier updates
Adjusting T-0 and setting GO
Nosu · 11/17/2021 · source
Delayed once again due to weather.
spacevogel · 11/16/2021 · source
Launch delayed due to weather.
spacevogel · 11/14/2021 · source
Launch scrubbed due to an out-of-family ground sensor reading and to allow more time to complete helicopter recovery preparations. Launch window for November 16 can be found in mission kit.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/11/2021 · source
New launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/11/2021 · source
Updating T-0
Nosu · 11/11/2021 · source
Go for launch after WDR.
Cosmic_Penguin · 11/9/2021 · source
Adding launch time
Nosu · 10/23/2021 · source
New NET launch date.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/11/2021 · source
Questions
When did Love At First Insight (BlackSky 10-11) launch?
Love At First Insight (BlackSky 10-11) launched on November 18, 2021. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Love At First Insight (BlackSky 10-11)?
Coverage: Electron Love at First Insight; Rocket Lab - Love At First Insight Launch 11/18/2021. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Love At First Insight (BlackSky 10-11)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Love At First Insight (BlackSky 10-11) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand.
Did the booster land?
Booster 22 flew for the 1st time and landed at South Pacific.
What orbit did Love At First Insight (BlackSky 10-11) reach?
Global-14, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 436 × 446 km orbit inclined 42.0°.
How many satellites did Love At First Insight (BlackSky 10-11) launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 1 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).