Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Owl for One, One for Owl (StriX Launch 5)
Launched
August 2, 2024 · 16:39 UTC
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Summary
Owl For One, One For Owl (StriX Launch 5) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on August 2, 2024 at 16:39 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:15 to 18:15 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 51st launch, 9th this year and humanity's 6,730th orbital launch attempt. It was the 51st Electron flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). StriX-4, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 550 × 557 km orbit inclined 43.0°. 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
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for Synspective
- Milestone
- 51st Electron flight · 9th this yearRocket Lab's 51st launch9th this yearhumanity's 6,730th orbital launch attempt141st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Simulate in Flight ClubOrbit: as tracked
StriX-4 · NORAD 60352 · 2024-137 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-137A
- Epoch
- 2024-08-02 20:36:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.06644124 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0005405
- Inclination
- 43.0186°
- Ascending node
- 139.1964°
- Arg. of perigee
- 275.7072°
- Mean anomaly
- 133.7767°
- 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: LEO.
Flight timeline
- T−2MStartup
- T−2SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+55SSupersonic
- T+1M6SMax-Q
- T+2M37SMECO
- T+2M40SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M43SSES
- T+3M24SFairing Separation
- T+6M33SBattery Hotswap
- T+9M3SSECO
- T+9M7SKick Stage Separation
- T+54M7SKick Stage Ignition
- T+56M22SKick Stage Cut-off
- T+57M12SPayload Separation
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 1 still in orbit
- StriX-4 · NORAD 60352 · in orbit
Electron 51 Kick Stage · re-entered April 8, 2025
Electron 51 Stage 2 · re-entered August 14, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Synthetic aperture radar satellites for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
21st launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 8th this year · 47th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Aug 3, 4:39 AM GMT+12, at night
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch success with signals acquisition.
Show 9 earlier updates
Payload deployed
Nosu · 8/2/2024 · source
Liftoff
Nosu · 8/2/2024 · source
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
LL2 · 8/2/2024 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/2/2024 · source
Updated T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 8/1/2024 · source
Rescheduled for August 2 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/31/2024 · source
Scrubbed for the day due to adverse weather; new launch date TBD.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/30/2024 · source
Weather 40% GO.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/30/2024 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 7/30/2024 · source
Questions
When did Owl For One, One For Owl (StriX Launch 5) launch?
Owl For One, One For Owl (StriX Launch 5) launched on August 2, 2024 at 16:39 UTC. The launch window ran from 16:15 to 18:15 UTC.
Where can I watch Owl For One, One For Owl (StriX Launch 5)?
Coverage: YouTube. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Owl For One, One For Owl (StriX Launch 5)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Owl For One, One For Owl (StriX Launch 5) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Aug 3, 4:39 AM GMT+12 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Owl For One, One For Owl (StriX Launch 5) reach?
StriX-4, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 550 × 557 km orbit inclined 43.0°.
How many satellites did Owl For One, One For Owl (StriX Launch 5) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).