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Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Owl Around The World (StriX Launch 11)
Launched
September 2, 2026 · 12:01 UTC
Summary
Rocket Lab’s Electron launched the Owl Around The World mission from Mahia, successfully delivering a synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective to target orbit.
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- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for Synspective
- Milestone
- 94th Electron flight · 15th this yearRocket Lab's 94th launch15th this yearhumanity's 7,382nd orbital launch attempt209th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
STRIX-9 · NORAD 100561 · 2026-201A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STRIX-9
- Object ID
- 2026-201A
- Epoch
- 2026-10-01 23:12:40 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.02304769 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00299748
- Inclination
- 38.0497°
- Ascending node
- 258.9219°
- Arg. of perigee
- 152.4671°
- Mean anomaly
- 207.7685°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 443
- B*
- 0.00015020348
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.
Flight timeline
- T−2MStartup
- T−2SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+1M7SSupersonic
- T+1M12SMax-Q
- T+2M35SMECO
- T+2M38SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M41SSES
- T+3M14SFairing Separation
- T+6M36SBattery Hotswap
- T+9M9SSECO
- T+9M13SKick Stage Separation
- T+52M45SKick Stage Ignition
- T+55M25SKick Stage Cut-off
- T+56M16SPayload Separation
About this launch
Owl Around The World (StriX Launch 11) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on September 2, 2026 at 12:01 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:12 to 12:01 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 94th launch, 15th this year and humanity's 7,382nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 94th Electron flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). STRIX-9, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 545 × 590 km orbit inclined 38.0°.
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
News
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
39th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 5th this year · 81st from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 3, 12:01 AM GMT+12, at night
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
12 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success with satellite in operation.
Show 9 earlier updates
Spacecraft separation.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/2/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/2/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/2/2026 · source
Hold at T-12:00 for ground winds.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/2/2026 · source
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
LL2 · 9/2/2026 · source
Updated T-0 and launch weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/2/2026 · source
Updated launch pad.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/2/2026 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/1/2026 · source
Delayed to NET September 2 due to launch site weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/31/2026 · source
Questions
When did Owl Around The World (StriX Launch 11) launch?
Owl Around The World (StriX Launch 11) launched on September 2, 2026 at 12:01 UTC. The launch window ran from 11:12 to 12:01 UTC.
Where can I watch Owl Around The World (StriX Launch 11)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - 'Owl Around The World' Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Owl Around The World (StriX Launch 11)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Owl Around The World (StriX Launch 11) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Sep 3, 12:01 AM GMT+12 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Owl Around The World (StriX Launch 11) reach?
STRIX-9, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 545 × 590 km orbit inclined 38.0°.