Rocket LabElectronRocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Owl Night Long (StriX-3)
Launched
March 12, 2024 · 15:03 UTC
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Summary
Owl Night Long (StriX-3) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on March 12, 2024 at 15:03 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 15:15 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 45th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,636th orbital launch attempt. It was the 45th Electron flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). StriX-3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 560 × 586 km orbit inclined 97.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Rocket Lab - 'Owl Night Long' LaunchRocket Lab
- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)for Synspective
- Milestone
- 45th Electron flight · 3rd this yearRocket Lab's 45th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,636th orbital launch attempt47th orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
StriX-3 · NORAD 59224 · 2024-047 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2024-047A
- Epoch
- 2024-03-12 16:17:19 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.00279009 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0018617
- Inclination
- 97.5561°
- Ascending node
- 42.0702°
- Arg. of perigee
- 1.7312°
- Mean anomaly
- 121.507°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO.
Flight timeline
- T−2MStartup
- T−2SIgnition
- T−0Liftoff
- T+2M25SMECO
- T+2M28SStage 2 Separation
- T+2M31SSES
- T+3M7SFairing Separation
- T+6M20SBattery Hotswap
- T+9M4SSECO
- T+9M8SKick Stage Separation
- T+50M27SKick Stage Ignition
- T+52M55SKick Stage Cut-off
- T+53M46SPayload Separation
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages; 2 still in orbit
- StriX-3 · NORAD 59224 · in orbit
Electron 45 Kick Stage · in orbit
Electron 45 Stage 2 · re-entered March 21, 2024
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
StriX-3 is a synthetic aperture radar satellite for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective. It can gather high resolution Earth observation data regardless of conditions or daylight, offering a resilient and effective resource for the purposes of urban development, infrastructure monitoring, and disaster response.
Pad
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
16th launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 3rd this year · 42nd from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 13, 4:03 AM GMT+13, at night
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
23 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Updates
Launch Successful
Show 9 earlier updates
Liftoff
hitura-nobad · 3/12/2024 · source
Livestream has started
LL2 · 3/12/2024 · source
New T-0 due to weather.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/12/2024 · source
Tweaked T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/11/2024 · source
Delayed to March 12 UTC for more preparation time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/8/2024 · source
Updated launch window and pad.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/28/2024 · source
Added launch time.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/23/2024 · source
NET March 9 UTC.
Cosmic_Penguin · 2/20/2024 · source
Adding launch
Nosu · 4/20/2022 · source
Questions
When did Owl Night Long (StriX-3) launch?
Owl Night Long (StriX-3) launched on March 12, 2024 at 15:03 UTC. The launch window ran from 14:00 to 15:15 UTC.
Where can I watch Owl Night Long (StriX-3)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - 'Owl Night Long' Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Owl Night Long (StriX-3)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Owl Night Long (StriX-3) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Mar 13, 4:03 AM GMT+13 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Owl Night Long (StriX-3) reach?
StriX-3, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 560 × 586 km orbit inclined 97.6°.
How many satellites did Owl Night Long (StriX-3) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).