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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J)
Launched
February 18, 2024 · 14:52 UTC
Summary
On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on February 18, 2024 at 14:52 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 44th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 6,623rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 44th Electron flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). ADRAS-J, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 540 × 604 km orbit inclined 98.2°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Rocket Lab - On Closer Inspection LaunchRocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)for ASC
- Milestone
- 44th Electron flight · 2nd this yearRocket Lab's 44th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 6,623rd orbital launch attempt34th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
ADRAS-J · NORAD 58992 · 2024-034 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- UNKNOWN
- Epoch
- 2024-02-18 17:36:00 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.00570928 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0045947
- Inclination
- 98.2016°
- Ascending node
- 17.2228°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.146°
- Mean anomaly
- 20.8732°
- 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.
Flight timeline
- T−0Liftoff
- T+55SSupersonic
- T+1M1SMax-Q
- T+2M24SMECO
- T+2M27SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M31SSES
- T+3M4SFairing Separation
- T+6M21SBattery Hotswap
- T+9M4SSECO
- T+9M8SKick Stage Separation
- T+50M36SKick Stage Burn
- T+1H3M30SKick Stage Burn
- T+1H4M30SPayload Separation
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- ADRAS-J · NORAD 58992 · in orbit
Electron 44 Kick Stage · in orbit
Electron 44 Stage 2 · re-entered March 6, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) mission consists of a spacecraft developed and operated by Astroscale aiming to rendezvous with and characterize a large piece of debris. Its target is the H-2A upper stage left in Low Earth Orbit after the launch of the GOSAT Earth observation satellite in 2009.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
15th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 2nd this year · 41st from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Feb 19, 3:52 AM GMT+13, at night
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
18 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 7 earlier updates
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/18/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 2/18/2024 · source
Added launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/16/2024 · source
Added tentative launch window per marine navigation warnings.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/15/2024 · source
Targeting late February 18 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/7/2024 · source
Targeting 19th Feb for launch
hitura-nobad · 2/7/2024 · source
Adding launch
Nosu · 9/29/2023 · source
Questions
When did On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J) launch?
On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J) launched on February 18, 2024 at 14:52 UTC.
Where can I watch On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - On Closer Inspection Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Feb 19, 3:52 AM GMT+13 local time at the pad.
What orbit did On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J) reach?
ADRAS-J, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 540 × 604 km orbit inclined 98.2°.
How many satellites did On Closer Inspection (ADRAS-J) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).