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Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13)
Launched
September 26, 2026 · 00:39 UTC
Summary
Rocket Lab's Electron launched the StriX Launch 13 mission for Synspective, delivering a synthetic aperture radar satellite to orbit. The payload will support Japanese Earth imaging.
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- Vehicle
- Electron · Rocket Lab
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)for Synspective
- Milestone
- 97th Electron flight · 18th this yearRocket Lab's 97th launch18th this yearhumanity's 7,404th orbital launch attempt231st orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
STRIX-12 · NORAD 100829 · 2026-223A · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- STRIX-12
- Object ID
- 2026-223A
- Epoch
- 2026-10-15 23:09:44 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.03996352 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.00140634
- Inclination
- 37.8648°
- Ascending node
- 166.4992°
- Arg. of perigee
- 80.9241°
- Mean anomaly
- 279.3108°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 300
- B*
- 0.00030074935
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.
About this launch
Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13) launched on a Rocket Lab Electron from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand on September 26, 2026 at 00:39 UTC. It was Rocket Lab's 97th launch, 18th this year and humanity's 7,404th orbital launch attempt. It was the 97th Electron flight and the 18th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). STRIX-12, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 551 × 573 km orbit inclined 37.9°.
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
41st launch from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, 7th this year · 84th from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Local pad time at liftoff: Sep 26, 12:39 PM GMT+12, in daylight
41 launches from this pad · 84 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
6 days 21 hours 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 · 9/26/2026 · source
Liftoff.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/26/2026 · source
Official Webcast by Rocket Lab has started
LL2 · 9/26/2026 · source
New T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/25/2026 · source
Adjusted T-0.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/24/2026 · source
GO for launch.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/19/2026 · source
Moved up to NET late September.
Cosmic_Penguin · 9/19/2026 · source
NET December.
Cosmic_Penguin · 3/27/2026 · source
Adding launch TBD 2025-2027
Nosu · 6/18/2024 · source
Questions
When did Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13) launch?
Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13) launched on September 26, 2026 at 00:39 UTC.
Where can I watch Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13)?
Coverage: Rocket Lab - 'Owlright, Owlright, Owlright' Launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13)?
Electron, flown by Rocket Lab. Electron spec sheet
Where did Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13) launch from?
Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1B, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. Liftoff was Sep 26, 12:39 PM GMT+12 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13) reach?
STRIX-12, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 551 × 573 km orbit inclined 37.9°.