Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Owl New World (StriX Launch 7)
Launched
October 14, 2025 · 16:33 UTC
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Summary
Owl New World (StriX Launch 7) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on October 14, 2025 at 16:33 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 73rd launch, 15th this year and humanity's 7,084th orbital launch attempt. It was the 73rd Electron flight and the 15th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). StriX-5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 568 km orbit inclined 41.9°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Rocket Lab - 'Owl New World'Rocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for Synspective
- Milestone
- 73rd Electron flight · 15th this yearRocket Lab's 73rd launch15th this yearhumanity's 7,084th orbital launch attempt235th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
StriX-5 · NORAD 65971 · 2025-229 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2025-229A
- Epoch
- 2025-10-14 21:41:22 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.67411452 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.02882375
- Inclination
- 41.924°
- Ascending node
- 204.6984°
- Arg. of perigee
- 233.6726°
- Mean anomaly
- 123.7196°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 4
- B*
- 0.00021109536
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+57SSupersonic
- T+1M8SMax-Q
- T+2M37SMECO
- T+2M40SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M43SSES
- T+3M10SFairing Separation
- T+6M36SBattery Hotswap
- T+9M13SSECO
- T+9M17SKick Stage Separation
- T+46M24SKick Stage Ignition
- T+49M13SKick Stage Cut-off
- T+50M3SPayload Separation
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- StriX-5 · NORAD 65971 · in orbit
Electron 73 Stage 2 · re-entered October 20, 2025
Electron 73 Kick Stage · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
34th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, 7th this year · 65th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Oct 15, 5:33 AM GMT+13, in twilight
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
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Updates
Launch success.
Show 6 earlier updates
Spacecraft separation.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/14/2025 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/14/2025 · source
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
LL2 · 10/14/2025 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/14/2025 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 10/6/2025 · source
Adding launch TBD 2025-2027
Nosu · 6/18/2024 · source
Questions
When did Owl New World (StriX Launch 7) launch?
Owl New World (StriX Launch 7) launched on October 14, 2025 at 16:33 UTC.
Where can I watch Owl New World (StriX Launch 7)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - 'Owl New World'. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Owl New World (StriX Launch 7)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Owl New World (StriX Launch 7) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Oct 15, 5:33 AM GMT+13 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Owl New World (StriX Launch 7) reach?
StriX-5, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 179 × 568 km orbit inclined 41.9°.
How many satellites did Owl New World (StriX Launch 7) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).